Explore the Family Name Fedak

The meaning of Fedak

Ukrainian and Polish; Rusyn (in Slovakia spelled Fedák); Slovak (Fedák): patronymic from a short form of the personal name Fedor ‘Theodore’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fedak saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 23,037 in 2000 to 24,174 in 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 4.94%. However, the count of individuals with this surname experienced a marginal increase of 0.39% over the same period, growing from 1,036 to 1,040. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased by around 7.89%, from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,037	#24,174	-4.94%
Count	1,036	1,040	0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.35	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fedak

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census showcases several changes for the surname Fedak. Although the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (97.88%) and 2010 (95.19%), there was a small decrease of about 2.75% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.48% to 0.77%, an increase of 60.42%. Similarly, those identifying with two or more races grew from 1.06% to 1.63%, an increase of 53.77%. Notably, the Hispanic group saw a significant increase from 0.48% to 1.92%, constituting a 300% growth. The percentages of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0 in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.88%	95.19%	-2.75%
Hispanic	0.48%	1.92%	300%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.63%	53.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0.77%	60.42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%