Explore the Family Name Galik

The meaning of Galik

Polish; Slovak and Hungarian (Gálik, Slovak also Galík); Czech (Galík): from a pet form of the personal name Gal (Slovak and Hungarian Gál). Compare Gallik and Galick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Galik slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 34,856th most popular surname; however, by 2010 it had dropped to 36,838th place, marking a decrease of 5.69%. The actual count of individuals with the Galik surname also saw a small drop from 613 in 2000 to 606 in 2010, which equates to a 1.14% decline. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Galik surname per 100k in the population dwindled by 8.7%, from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,856	#36,838	-5.69%
Count	613	606	-1.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galik

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Galik showed some shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly 96% of those with the Galik surname identified as White, and this increased to 97.19% by 2010. While there was a small percentage (0.82%) who identified as Black in 2000, there were no individuals who identified as such in 2010. Similarly, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, approximately 1% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. Those identifying with two or more races dropped significantly from 2.28% in 2000 to 1.16% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	97.19%	1.49%
Two or More Races	2.28%	1.16%	-49.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.99%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%