Explore the Family Name Kasprzak

The meaning of Kasprzak

Polish: patronymic from the personal name Kasper, an equivalent of Casper. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Grzegorz, Agnieszka, Andrzej, Bronislaw, Czeslawa, Ewa, Henryk, Janusz, Jerzy, Jozef, Kazimierz, Tadeusz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kasprzak saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 18,143, but by 2010 it had dropped to 18,819 in rank, reflecting a change of -3.73 percent. However, despite the lower ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname marginally increased from 1,415 to 1,455 during the same period, an increase of 2.83 percent. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by 5.77 percent, going from 0.52 in 2000 to 0.49 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,143	#18,819	-3.73%
Count	1,415	1,455	2.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.49	-5.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kasprzak

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kasprzak. In 2000, 96.75 percent of those with the surname identified as white, slightly decreasing to 95.88 percent by 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic increased considerably by 89.55 percent, rising from 1.34 percent in 2000 to 2.54 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased by 36.88 percent, from 1.41 percent in 2000 to 0.89 percent in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which was not present in 2000. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	95.88%	-0.9%
Hispanic	1.34%	2.54%	89.55%
Two or More Races	1.41%	0.89%	-36.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.48%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%