Explore the Family Name Demchuk

The meaning of Demchuk

1. Ukrainian: patronymic from the personal name Demko 2, formed with the diminutive suffix -uk. 2. Americanized form of Polish Demczuk: patronymic from the personal name Demko 1, formed with the diminutive suffix -uk. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Fyodor, Igor, Sergey, Vitaliy, Vladimir. Polish Wasil.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Demchuk had a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 56,392 in 2000, it moved up to a ranking of 43,732 by 2010, showing a change of 22.45%. The actual count of people with this surname also increased markedly during this period. In 2000, there were 339 individuals with this surname, and by 2010, this number had risen to 493, indicating an increase of 45.43%. The proportion of people with the surname Demchuk per 100,000 population also grew by 30.77% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#43,732	22.45%
Count	339	493	45.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.17	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demchuk

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, individuals with the surname Demchuk overwhelmingly identify as White. In 2000, 93.22% identified as White, increasing slightly to 97.16% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races fell from 1.77% in 2000 to 1.22% in 2010. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped dramatically from 4.13% in 2000 to just 1.22% in 2010. The data showed no individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.22%	97.16%	4.23%
Two or More Races	1.77%	1.22%	-31.07%
Hispanic	4.13%	1.22%	-70.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%