Explore the Family Name Janick

The meaning of Janick

1. Americanized and Germanized form of Polish, Sorbian, and Hungarian Janik, Czech and Slovak Janík. 2. Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Janić, Slovenian and Slovak Janič (see Janich 1). Compare Yanick 2.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Janick has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 46,240th in terms of popularity and had 434 people bearing the name. This count dropped slightly to 412 by 2010, moving the rank down to 50,659. The changes represent a decrease of about 9.56% in rank and 5.07% in count. Likewise, the proportion of individuals with the Janick surname per 100,000 people also went down from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, which is approximately a 12.5% decline.

20002010Change
Rank#46,240#50,659-9.56%
Count434412-5.07%
Proportion per 100k0.160.14-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Janick

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Janick surname identify as White, making up 96.31% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.66% in 2010. There has been a notable rise of Janicks identifying as Hispanic, from no record in 2000 to 3.4% in 2010. The representation of those identifying as two or more races fell from 1.38% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no recorded Janicks of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

20002010Change
White96.31%94.66%-1.71%
Hispanic0%3.4%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races1.38%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%