Explore the Family Name Boczek

The meaning of Boczek

Polish: from boczek ‘bacon’ (from boczek ‘side’, hence the meat from the side of the animal), applied as a nickname or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a supplier of bacon. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Darek, Mariusz.

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

The surname Boczek, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 96,480th in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had fallen to 104,602nd, a decline of 8.42 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Boczek surname remained relatively stable during this period, decreasing from 175 to 171, a modest change of -2.29 percent. Additionally, the proportion of people named Boczek per 100,000 residents remained steady at 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#96,480	#104,602	-8.42%
Count	175	171	-2.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boczek

On the subject of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the Boczek surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, the percentage of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.57% in 2000 to 94.15% in 2010. Notably, the Census also reported an increase in the number of Boczek's identifying as Hispanic from zero in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010. Meanwhile, other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races, either remained at zero or were suppressed for privacy reasons in the given timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	94.15%	-2.51%
Hispanic	0%	2.92%	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%