Explore the Family Name Bobik

The meaning of Bobik

Polish and Slovenian; Slovak (also Bobík and Bôbik) and Czech (also Bobík): from a diminutive of Slavic bob ‘bean’ (Polish, Slovenian ‘broad bean’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower of beans or a nickname for someone tall and thin. Slovak bobík is also a nickname for a ‘small unpedigreed dog’. The Slovenian surname is actually a variant of Bobek.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bobik saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 54,269th most popular surname, while by 2010, it had dropped to 60,196th. This represents a change of -10.92%. Additionally, the number of people with this surname also decreased from 356 in 2000 to 335 in 2010, marking a decline of 5.9%. The proportion of individuals with the Bobik surname per 100,000 people also fell by 15.38% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,269	#60,196	-10.92%
Count	356	335	-5.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bobik

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Bobik surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of individuals who identify as White, falling from 98.60% in 2000 to 96.72% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Notably, however, in 2010, there was a small percentage (1.79%) of individuals with the Bobik surname who identified as Hispanic, which was not the case in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.6%	96.72%	-1.91%
Hispanic	0%	1.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%