Explore the Family Name Krejci

The meaning of Krejci

Czech (Krejčí): occupational name for a tailor, from the vocabulary word krejčí.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Krejci has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Krejci was ranked as the 15,446th most popular name, but it dropped to the 16,161st position in 2010, a decrease of about 4.63 percent. Nevertheless, the actual count of individuals with the Krejci surname increased from 1,741 in 2000 to 1,789 in 2010, showing a growth of 2.76 percent. However, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw a minor decline from 0.65 in 2000 to 0.61 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,446	#16,161	-4.63%
Count	1,741	1,789	2.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.65	0.61	-6.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krejci

Turning to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Krejci surname identify as White, accounting for 97.36 percent in 2000 and slightly reducing to 96.65 percent in 2010. There was a considerable increase in the Hispanic representation within the Krejci population, which rose from 0.75 percent in 2000 to 1.96 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a slight increase from 0.29 percent to 0.34 percent over the same period. Conversely, those reporting multiple ethnicities decreased from 1.38 percent to 1.06 percent. There was no reported change for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities among the Krejci population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.36%	96.65%	-0.73%
Hispanic	0.75%	1.96%	161.33%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.06%	-23.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.34%	17.24%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%