Explore the Family Name Krupnik

The meaning of Krupnik

Czech (Krupník), Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname or metonymic occupational name from a derivative of Czech kroupa ‘(grain of) pearl barley’, Polish krupa ‘groats’ (see Kroupa, Krupa). Polish and Yiddish krupnik also means ‘pearl barley soup’, and the Jewish surname may hence also be artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Grigory, Leonid, Aleksandr, Arkadiy, Gennadiy, Mikhail, Raisa, Vladimir, Vyacheslav, Yasha, Yekaterina, Yevgeniya. Jewish Baruch, Chanie, Eliezer, Gersh, Meir, Moysey, Rozalia, Shlomo. Polish Casimir.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Krupnik has shown a slight decline in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 55,849th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 62,714th position - a change of -12.29%. The count of individuals with the surname also decreased from 343 in 2000 to 319 in 2010, a decrease of 7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,849	#62,714	-12.29%
Count	343	319	-7%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krupnik

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Krupnik, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, with 96.87% in 2010, down slightly from 97.67% in 2000. The Hispanic ethnicity appeared for the first time in 2010, accounting for 2.51% of those with the surname. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those identifying with two or more races, Blacks, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	96.87%	-0.82%
Hispanic	0%	2.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%