Explore the Family Name Charnock

The meaning of Charnock

1. English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Charnock Richard or Heath Charnock in southern Lancashire, which are probably named with a derivative of Celtic carn ‘cairn, pile of stones’ (see Cairns). 2. Americanized form of Slovak Černok, a variant of Černík (see Cernik).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Charnock has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, the name ranked 37,200, however, by 2010 it slid down to 40,494, marking an 8.85% decrease in its ranking. The count of individuals bearing the surname also dropped from 564 in 2000 to 540 in 2010, a decline of 4.26%. Accordingly, the proportion of Charnocks per 100,000 people fell by approximately 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,200	#40,494	-8.85%
Count	564	540	-4.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Charnock

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Charnock has also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 96.81% in 2000 to 95.00% in 2010. No Charnocks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.06% in 2000 to 3.15% in 2010. Additionally, the category of two or more races was introduced in 2010 with 1.11% of individuals identifying as such.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.81%	95%	-1.87%
Hispanic	1.06%	3.15%	197.17%
Two or More Races	0%	1.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%