Explore the Family Name Chrobak

The meaning of Chrobak

Polish; Czech and Slovak (Chrobák): nickname from Old Polish (Polish dialect) chrobak ‘small worm’, Czech and Slovak chrobák ‘worm’, or ‘beetle’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Andrzey, Halina, Henryk, Jolanta, Jozef, Ludwik, Malgorzata, Slawomir, Tadeusz, Zbigniew, Zygmunt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Chrobak saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. During this period, it rose in rank from 41,130 to 38,332, marking a 6.8% jump. The count of people bearing the Chrobak name also grew by 15.6%, from 500 to 578 individuals. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k increased by 5.26%, moving from 0.19 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,130	#38,332	6.8%
Count	500	578	15.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chrobak

Regarding the ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Chrobak, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the overwhelming majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, this group accounted for 98.80% of Chrobaks, decreasing slightly to 98.10% in 2010. There was also a minor presence of Chrobaks identifying with two or more races in 2000, but this dropped to zero by 2010. A new development in the 2010 data showed a small percentage (1.04%) of Chrobaks identifying as Hispanic, which wasn't present in the 2000 census data. No Chrobaks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.8%	98.1%	-0.71%
Hispanic	0%	1.04%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%