Explore the Family Name Kovalchik

The meaning of Kovalchik

1. Ukrainian (standard transliteration Kovalchyk) and Belorussian: occupational name or patronymic from a diminutive of koval ‘smith’ (see Koval). 2. Americanized form of Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia), and Czech Kovalčík, Kovalčik (see Kovalcik), and also of Polish and Rusyn (from Poland) Kowalczyk, cognates of 1 above.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kovalchik saw a marginal dip in its rank in terms of popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from 53,191 to 53,667, indicating a decrease of about 0.89%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by approximately 5.48%, going up from 365 in 2000 to 385 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people saw a slight reduction of 7.14%, shifting from 0.14 to 0.13 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,191	#53,667	-0.89%
Count	365	385	5.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kovalchik

In terms of ethnicity, according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of individuals with the Kovalchik surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.38% over the decade. This brought the percentage from 97.81% to 98.18%. In 2000, a small fraction identified as Asian or Pacific Islander (1.64%), but this number dropped to zero by 2010, marking a 100% decrease. There were no individuals who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, nor any who identified as having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.81%	98.18%	0.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.64%	0%	-100%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%