Explore the Family Name Kaschak

The meaning of Kaschak

1. Americanized form of Slovak Kaščák or Kaščak: patronymic from the personal name Kaško (see Kasko). 2. Ukrainian: patronymic from the personal name Kasko, or metronymic from Kaska, a pet form of Kateryna (see Catherine). It is formed with the diminutive suffix -ak.

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

Based on data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kaschak has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 38,771st most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 41,579. The total count of individuals with this surname also declined slightly from 536 in 2000 to 523 in 2010, a drop of 2.43%. Correspondingly, the proportion of people named Kaschak per 100,000 U.S. residents dipped by 10% from 0.2 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,771	#41,579	-7.24%
Count	536	523	-2.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kaschak

The ethnicity distribution for the Kaschak surname, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data, remains predominantly White. In 2000, an astounding 99.25% of Kaschaks identified as White, though this percentage saw a minor decrease to 97.51% by 2010. The census data does not record any individuals with the Kaschak surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, and no change was observed in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, there was a small increase of those identifying as Hispanic, from none in 2000 to 0.96% in 2010. The number of Kaschaks identifying with two or more races remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.25%	97.51%	-1.75%
Hispanic	0%	0.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%