Explore the Family Name Bialek

The meaning of Bialek

Polish (Białek): nickname for someone with very fair or white hair, from biały ‘white’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Boguslaw, Dorota, Stanislaw, Bronislawa, Casimir, Dariusz, Genowefa, Grazyna, Jacek, Janusz, Jerzy, Jolanta.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bialek has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 23,657 and by 2010, it had climbed to 22,856, a 3.39% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also increased over this decade, from 999 in 2000 to 1,120 in 2010, representing a 12.11% increase. Correspondingly, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people slightly increased from 0.37 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,657	#22,856	3.39%
Count	999	1,120	12.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.38	2.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bialek

The ethnicity of individuals with the Bialek surname also saw changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of Bialeks identified as White in both years, this percentage decreased slightly from 98.00% in 2000 to 96.34% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, from 1.20% to 1.88%. Notably, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which wasn't recorded in 2000. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races also rose from 0.60% to 0.98%. However, there were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98%	96.34%	-1.69%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.88%	56.67%
Two or More Races	0.6%	0.98%	63.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.45%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%