Explore the Family Name Estok

The meaning of Estok

1. Hungarian (Estók): from a variant of Istók, a pet form of the personal name István ‘Steven’ (see Istvan and Steven). 2. Slovak (Eštok and Eštók): from a personal name of Hungarian origin (see 1 above). Compare Estock.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Estok has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Estok ranked 37,728 in terms of surname popularity in the United States, with a total count of 554 occurrences. By 2010, however, the rank had slipped to 40,494, with only 540 counts reported, marking a decrease of 2.53%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.21 to 0.18, a drop of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,728	#40,494	-7.33%
Count	554	540	-2.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Estok

In terms of ethnic identity, the surname Estok demonstrated a decrease in its association with the White demographic according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.65% of those with the Estok surname identified as White; by 2010, this proportion had fallen slightly to 95.93%. This period also saw tiny increases in associations with the Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races categories (both starting from a base of zero), registering 1.11% and 1.48% respectively in 2010. Conversely, there was a notable reduction in the Hispanic category, declining from 1.81% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010. There were no reported associations with the Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native demographics in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	95.93%	-1.76%
Two or More Races	0%	1.48%	0%
Hispanic	1.81%	1.3%	-28.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.11%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%