Explore the Family Name Jurczak

The meaning of Jurczak

Polish: patronymic from the personal name Jurek, a pet form of Jura. This form of the surname is also found among Rusyns (Lemkos). Compare Yurchak. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Franciszek, Jozef, Krzysztof, Wieslawa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jurczak has seen a slight climb in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It moved up from rank 37,429 to 37,029, showing an increase of 1.07%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 7.68% over this period, from 560 in 2000 to 603 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k people saw a minor decline of -4.76%, indicating that while the absolute count has risen, the relative prevalence of the surname in the overall population has slightly decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#37,029	1.07%
Count	560	603	7.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jurczak

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Jurczak identified as White, though this percentage declined slightly from 98.57% in 2000 to 97.35% in 2010. There was a small percentage that identified with two or more races, which also saw a decrease from 0.89% in 2000 to 0.83% in 2010. Additionally, there was an emergence of Hispanic identification within this surname group, rising to 1.66% in 2010 from no reported percentage in 2000. No individuals with the surname Jurczak were reported as identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.57%	97.35%	-1.24%
Hispanic	0%	1.66%	0%
Two or More Races	0.89%	0.83%	-6.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%