Explore the Family Name Farkash

The meaning of Farkash

1. Americanized form of Hungarian Farkas or of its Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, and Rusyn (from Vojvodina in Serbia) variant Farkaš. 2. Rusyn: of Hungarian origin (see above and Farkas).

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Farkash has seen a growth in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Farkash sat at rank 79,115 in terms of popularity among surnames, but by 2010 it had climbed to rank 72,105. This represents an 8.86% increase in rank, demonstrating that more people are bearing this name. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname has increased as well, jumping from 224 in 2000 to 270 in 2010, marking a 20.54% rise. Consequently, the proportion of Farkashes per 100k people also rose slightly from 0.08 to 0.09 within the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,115	#72,105	8.86%
Count	224	270	20.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Farkash

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data also shows some fluctuations. In 2000, 91.52% of those bearing the Farkash surname identified as White, and this figure saw a slight increase to 92.22% in 2010. There was no recorded Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity linked to the surname during these years. Interestingly, however, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity, which was not present in 2000 but accounted for 2.96% of Farkashes in 2010. The number of individuals with mixed ethnic identity who carry this surname decreased from 6.70% to 2.59% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.52%	92.22%	0.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.96%	0%
Two or More Races	6.7%	2.59%	-61.34%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%