Explore the Family Name Bernacki

The meaning of Bernacki

Polish: variant of Biernacki. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Kazimierz, Jozef.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bernacki has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the span of a decade. In the year 2000, it ranked as the 35,757th most popular surname, dropping to the 37,544th spot in 2010, reflecting a 5% decrease. The count of individuals with this last name also experienced a minor decline, from 594 in 2000 to 593 in 2010, a change of -0.17%. Consequently, for every 100,000 people, there were slightly fewer Bernackis in 2010 (0.2) compared to 2000 (0.22), representing a decrease of approximately 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,757	#37,544	-5%
Count	594	593	-0.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bernacki

Turning to ethnicity or ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While there were no Bernackis of Asian/Pacific Islander descent recorded in 2000, by 2010, they made up 0.84% of all Bernackis. Those identifying as two or more races saw an increase from 1.01% to 1.52%, a jump of 50.50%. Individuals of white ethnicity remain the majority among those bearing the surname Bernacki, although their proportion fell slightly from 95.29% in 2000 to 93.93% in 2010. The Hispanic representation went up marginally, from 3.03% to 3.20%, a rise of 5.61%. However, there were no changes in the proportions of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.29%	93.93%	-1.43%
Hispanic	3.03%	3.2%	5.61%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.52%	50.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%