Explore the Family Name Fronek

The meaning of Fronek

Czech (Froněk): from a pet form of the personal name František, from Latin Franciscus (see Francis).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fronek has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 44,738th most common, but by 2010, it had moved up to rank 42,937th. This represents an increase in popularity of approximately 4.03%. Additionally, the census data shows that the count of individuals with this last name increased by 11.5% during the same period, from 452 in 2000 to 504 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.17.

20002010Change
Rank#44,738#42,9374.03%
Count45250411.5%
Proportion per 100k0.170.170%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fronek

In terms of ethnicity as detailed in the Decennial U.S. Census data, the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Fronek surname identify as White. This demographic represented 98.01% of Froneks in 2000 and slightly declined to 96.03% in 2010. Notably, there seems to be an emergence of Froneks identifying as Hispanic; while there were none recorded in 2000, they accounted for 2.78% in 2010. For other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, the census data was either suppressed or showed no change.

20002010Change
White98.01%96.03%-2.02%
Hispanic0%2.78%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races1.11%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%