Explore the Family Name Jurich

The meaning of Jurich

1. Americanized form of Croatian Jurić, Slovenian and Slovak Juriბ (see Juric). Compare Yurich. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Djurić (see Djuric). Some characteristic forenames: Croatian and Slovenian Marija, Slavko.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Jurich" has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 34,071 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it dropped to the 40,016th spot - a decrease of 17.45%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname fell from 630 in 2000 to 548 in 2010, marking a decrease of 13.02%. The proportion per 100k population also reduced by 17.39%, going from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,071	#40,016	-17.45%
Count	630	548	-13.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.19	-17.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jurich

In terms of ethnicity, the data collected during the Decennial U.S. Census showed that people with the surname "Jurich" predominantly identified as "White". In 2000, 94.29% identified as White, and this percentage slightly increased to 94.71% in 2010. There was a small percentage who identified as Hispanic, at 3.02% in 2000, which declined to 2.74% in 2010. A marginal group identified with two or more races, accounting for 1.75% in 2000 and declining to 1.64% in 2010. The census had no record of individuals with the surname "Jurich" identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.29%	94.71%	0.45%
Hispanic	3.02%	2.74%	-9.27%
Two or More Races	1.75%	1.64%	-6.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%