Explore the Family Name Krajnak

The meaning of Krajnak

Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia), and Czech (Krajňák, Rusyn mainly Krajňak): topographic name for someone who lived on the edge of a village, from an adjectival derivative of kraj ‘end, border’ (see Krajnik). Compare Kraynak.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Krajnak increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 79,394th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to rank 74,375, marking a 6.32% increase in its ranking. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an uptick during this period, growing by 16.59% from 223 people in 2000 to 260 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Krajnak per 100,000 people jumped by 12.5%, moving from 0.08 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,394	#74,375	6.32%
Count	223	260	16.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krajnak

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Krajnak. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight shift in the ethnicity breakdown for this last name. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 91.93% to 90.77%. Meanwhile, individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races rose from 3.14% to 3.85%, a 22.61% increase. There was a small introduction of Asian/Pacific Islander representation, moving from 0% to 1.92%. However, the Hispanic representation dropped by 14.21%, going from 3.59% to 3.08%. The percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stagnant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.93%	90.77%	-1.26%
Two or More Races	3.14%	3.85%	22.61%
Hispanic	3.59%	3.08%	-14.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.92%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%