Explore the Family Name Burek

The meaning of Burek

Polish: nickname from a derivative of bury ‘auburn(-haired)’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Ewa, Irena, Jadwiga, Jozefa, Ryszard, Tadeuz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Burek has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 23,104th to 23,618th, a drop of 2.22 percent. However, the total count of individuals with the surname Burek has actually increased by 4.07 percent during this decade, from 1,032 to 1,074. The proportion per 100,000 people has also decreased slightly by 5.26 percent from 0.38 to 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,104	#23,618	-2.22%
Count	1,032	1,074	4.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Burek

Analyzing the ethnic identity data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, it can be noted that there have been some changes in the ethnicity of people carrying the Burek surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly by 0.38 percent, but still constitutes a significant majority at 97.11 percent. The Hispanic community saw a significant increase of 102.56 percent, albeit from a small base of 0.78 percent in 2000 to 1.58 percent in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander community also saw an increase of 12.07 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased dramatically by 51.55 percent. There were no individuals with the Burek surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.48%	97.11%	-0.38%
Hispanic	0.78%	1.58%	102.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0.65%	12.07%
Two or More Races	0.97%	0.47%	-51.55%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%