Explore the Family Name Gaulke

The meaning of Gaulke

East German: variant of Gohlke. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gaulke slightly decreased in the 2010s compared to the previous decade. In 2000, it was ranked at 22,688th whereas by 2010, it had dropped to 23,618th in popularity, marking a 4.1% reduction. However, the number of individuals carrying this surname slightly increased from 1,057 in 2000 to 1,074 in 2010, an increase of approximately 1.61%. Nonetheless, when considering its proportion per 100,000 people, there was a 7.69% decrease from 0.39 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,688	#23,618	-4.1%
Count	1,057	1,074	1.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.36	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gaulke

When evaluating the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gaulke, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the most significant change between 2000 and 2010 was an increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic. This group rose from 0.57% to 0.84%, a change of 47.37%. The group identifying as two or more races also saw growth, from 0.47% to 0.56%. There was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander in 2010 that was not present in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of individuals with the surname Gaulke identifying as White declined slightly, from 98.86% in 2000 to 97.67% in 2010. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained constant at 0% during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.86%	97.67%	-1.2%
Hispanic	0.57%	0.84%	47.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.65%	0%
Two or More Races	0.47%	0.56%	19.15%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%