Explore the Family Name Kraynik

The meaning of Kraynik

1. Americanized form of Polish and Slovenian Krajnik, Czech, Slovak, and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Krajník. 2. Ukrainian and Rusyn (standard transliteration Kraynyk): topographic name from an adjectival derivative of kray ‘end, border’, denoting e.g. someone who lived on the edge of a village.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kraynik has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, it ranked 67,936 in popularity and fell to 72,771 by 2010; this represents a 7.12 percent drop. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased marginally from 271 in 2000 to 267 in 2010, marking a 1.48 percent decline. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were around 0.1 Krayniks in 2000, which declined to approximately 0.09 by 2010, a decrease of 10.0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,936	#72,771	-7.12%
Count	271	267	-1.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kraynik

For the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kraynik, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly White. In 2000, 96.68 percent of Krayniks identified as White, and this figure increased slightly to 98.50 percent by 2010. There was a small percentage (2.58 percent) who identified as Hispanic in 2000, but this dropped to zero by 2010. No Krayniks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. It's important to note that no individuals reported having two or more races in both the 2000 and 2010 censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	98.5%	1.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%