Explore the Family Name Cherek

The meaning of Cherek

1. Polish: unexplained. Compare Herek. 2. In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Polish Czyrek or its very rare variant Czerek: nickname from czyr ‘gnarl on a tree’ or ‘insect larva’, or more probably from czyryk ‘chirp’, applied to someone with a voice thought to resemble that of a sparrow.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cherek has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000 it was ranked as the 57,544th most popular surname in the United States, rising to be the 55,841st by 2010 - an increase of roughly 3%. The number of people with this surname also increased during this period, moving from 331 to 367 individuals, a growth of approximately 11%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,544	#55,841	2.96%
Count	331	367	10.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cherek

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows a somewhat monolithic ethnic identity for those bearing the Cherek surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the overwhelming majority of Chereks identified as White, making up over 94% of that demographic. This figure saw a negligible decrease of 0.04% over the decade. During the same timeframe, the percentage of Chereks identifying as Hispanic dropped significantly from 3.32% to 2.45%, a decrease of over 26%. No Chereks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.86%	94.82%	-0.04%
Hispanic	3.32%	2.45%	-26.2%
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%