Explore the Family Name Kasperek

The meaning of Kasperek

Polish: from a pet form of the personal name Kasper (see Kaspar). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janina, Bogdan, Boguslaw, Casimir, Janusz, Kazimierz, Mieczyslaw, Stanislaw, Wieslaw, Zbigniew.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kasperek has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 38,263rd in popularity, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 37,646th position, marking an increase of 1.61%. Furthermore, the census count revealed a growth in the number of people carrying this surname. In 2000, there were 544 individuals named Kasperek, which grew to 591 by 2010 – a rise of 8.64%. However, the proportion per 100k population remained consistent at 0.2 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,263	#37,646	1.61%
Count	544	591	8.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kasperek

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kasperek also exhibited some changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both years, the majority of people with this surname identified as White - 95.22% in 2000 and slightly more at 95.77% in 2010. The proportion of Kaspereks identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.47% in 2000 to 1.02% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of Hispanic Kaspereks saw a marginal drop from 2.39% to 2.37%. There were no Kaspereks who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.22%	95.77%	0.58%
Hispanic	2.39%	2.37%	-0.84%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.02%	-30.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%