Explore the Family Name Beranek

The meaning of Beranek

Czech (Beránek): from beránek ‘lamb’, a nickname for someone with curly hair or a mild temperament, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a lamb.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Beranek surname has seen a decline in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, the name ranked 17,781st in terms of commonality, slipping to 18,286th place by 2010. This represents a drop of approximately 2.84 percent. However, despite the slip in rank, the total count of people with the Beranek surname increased by 4.55 percent from 1,452 in 2000 to 1,518 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.54 to 0.51 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,781	#18,286	-2.84%
Count	1,452	1,518	4.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.51	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beranek

The Beranek surname's ethnic identity distribution has also changed, as seen in the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly 98.76 percent of those bearing the Beranek surname identified as White, declining to about 97.63 percent by 2010. There was also an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.34 percent to 1.12 percent. The number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races also rose, albeit from a very small base. Notably, there was no change in the percentage of Beraneks identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.76%	97.63%	-1.14%
Hispanic	0.34%	1.12%	229.41%
Two or More Races	0.48%	0.92%	91.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.33%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%