Explore the Family Name Guzik

The meaning of Guzik

Polish: nickname for a physically small person, from guzik ‘button’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Lucyna, Piotr, Tadeusz, Andrzej, Beata, Boguslaw, Bronislaw, Casimir, Ferdynand, Grazyna, Grzegorz, Stanislaw.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Guzik has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 15,031 in 2000 to 16,362 in 2010, representing an 8.86% change. The count of individuals with the Guzik surname also experienced a small decrease from 1,803 in 2000 to 1,760 in 2010, a 2.38% change. The proportion per 100k people also declined by 10.45%, moving from 0.67 in 2000 to 0.6 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,031	#16,362	-8.86%
Count	1,803	1,760	-2.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.6	-10.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guzik

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts among those with the Guzik surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.28% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 96.70% in 2010. Hispanic representation saw the largest increase, moving from 1.05% in 2000 to 1.88% in 2010, a change of 79.05%. Those identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.22% in 2000 to 0.74% in 2010, marking a 39.34% change. Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained at 0 for both years, while a small percentage emerged identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black with the Guzik surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.28%	96.7%	-0.6%
Hispanic	1.05%	1.88%	79.05%
Two or More Races	1.22%	0.74%	-39.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.34%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%