Explore the Family Name Czekaj

The meaning of Czekaj

Polish: from czekać ‘to wait for’, possibly applied as a nickname for a patient person. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jozef, Janusz, Jaroslaw, Mariusz.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Czekaj has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 48,380th in terms of prevalence with around 410 people carrying the name. By 2010, its rank had slightly improved to 48,160th and the count increased by 7.07% to a total of 439 individuals sharing this surname. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.15, indicating that despite the increase in raw numbers, the overall prevalence ratio of the surname stayed stable.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#48,160	0.45%
Count	410	439	7.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Czekaj

The ethnicity distribution associated with Czekaj experienced some changes during this period as well. Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, in 2000, nearly 95.37% of those with the surname identified as White, while approximately 1.71% identified as Hispanic, and about 2.44% identified with two or more races. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in this year. By 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White increased to 97.95%, whereas the percentages for those identifying as Hispanic and those with two or more ethnic identities dropped to zero. Additionally, a small fraction of individuals started identifying as Black, while the other ethnicities remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	97.95%	2.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.44%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.71%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%