Explore the Family Name Gawlik

The meaning of Gawlik

Polish: from a pet form of the personal name Gaweł (see Gawel). This surname is also found in Germany. Compare Gavlick. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Feliks, Janina, Pawel, Rafal, Tadeusz, Zygmunt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gawlik saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gawlik was ranked 18,811 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had slipped to a rank of 20,248, representing a dip of 7.64%. The actual number of people with the surname Gawlik also declined during this period, from 1,346 in 2000 to 1,314 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.38%. This suggests that the surname Gawlik is becoming less common in the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,811	#20,248	-7.64%
Count	1,346	1,314	-2.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.45	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gawlik

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gawlik also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the surname Gawlik identified as White (95.62%), a figure which slightly increased to 96.27% by 2010. Over the same period, the proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase from 2.38% to 2.44%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased from 1.04% to 0.68%. It's worth noting that the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 was 0.45%, however, this dropped to zero by 2010. No individuals with the Gawlik surname identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.62%	96.27%	0.68%
Hispanic	2.38%	2.44%	2.52%
Two or More Races	1.04%	0.68%	-34.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%