Explore the Family Name Benick

The meaning of Benick

1. Americanized or Germanized form of Polish Benik, Slovak and Czech Beník. Compare Bennick. 2. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Benić (see Benich). 3. German: in part of Slavic origin (see 1 above) and in part perhaps of the same origin as Bennick.

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How common is the last name Benick in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Benick has experienced a decline in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 78,838th in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 90,113th. This represents a drop in popularity of approximately 14.3%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 225 in 2000 to 205 in 2010, marking an 8.89% reduction. Also, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.08 individuals named Benick in 2000, which lowered to 0.07 in 2010, showing a decrease of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,838	#90,113	-14.3%
Count	225	205	-8.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Benick

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, virtually all individuals with the surname Benick identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, making up 96.44% and 96.10% of the population respectively. During this period, the percentage of individuals identifying as White within the Benick population saw a slight decrease of 0.35%. There were no recorded individuals with the Benick surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010, nor were there any individuals who identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.44%	96.1%	-0.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%