Explore the Family Name Bulik

The meaning of Bulik

Polish; Slovak (Bulík, Búlik) and Czech (Bulík): diminutive of Bula. As a Czech and Slovak name it is also a nickname from Czech bulík ‘bull-calf, bullock’ or from Slovak dialect bulo ‘pedigree bull’, colloquially ‘fool’. Compare Bulick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Bulik' has seen a slight change in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bulik ranked 87,729 and by 2010, it had dropped to 92,358, indicating a decrease in rank by 5.28%. However, despite this drop in popularity rank, the count of individuals with the surname Bulik slightly increased from 197 in 2000 to 199 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 1.02%. The proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.07, showing that the surname's prevalence didn't significantly change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#87,729	#92,358	-5.28%
Count	197	199	1.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bulik

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname 'Bulik' have consistently identified as White, increasing from 92.89% in 2000 to 94.97% in 2010. This represents a positive change of 2.24%. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased from 4.57% in 2000 to 3.02% in 2010, a decline of 33.92%. There were no reported changes in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. This implies that the surname 'Bulik' is predominantly associated with White ethnicity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.89%	94.97%	2.24%
Hispanic	4.57%	3.02%	-33.92%
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%