Explore the Family Name Chapnick

The meaning of Chapnick

1. Americanized form of Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Czapnik: occupational name for a maker of caps. Compare Chapman 2. 2. Americanized form of Polish Chapnik: from chapać ‘to snatch or snap at’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Meyer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Chapnick has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 67,936 in terms of commonality and by 2010, it had dropped to 74,141, indicating a decrease of about 9.13%. The count has also reduced from 271 individuals carrying the name in 2000 to 261 in 2010, resulting in a decrease of roughly 3.69%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 people fell by approximately 10% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,936	#74,141	-9.13%
Count	271	261	-3.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chapnick

The ethnicity associated with the surname Chapnick as per the Decennial U.S. Census data is predominantly White. In 2000, around 98.89% of the carriers of the surname identified as White, although this figure decreased to 96.17% in 2010, marking a drop of 2.75%. Notably, no individuals with the surname were recorded as being of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native descent in either year. While there was no percentage change in these categories, there was a new emergence of Hispanic representation in 2010, with 2.68% identifying as such. There were also no records of individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.89%	96.17%	-2.75%
Hispanic	0%	2.68%	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%