Explore the Family Name Lewark

The meaning of Lewark

North German: from Middle Low German lēwerk ‘lark’, hence a nickname for a merry person or an early riser, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught and sold birds for food.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lewark has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 56,392nd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 59,901st place, marking a 6.22 percent change. The count of individuals with this surname also declined slightly, from 339 in 2000 to 337 in 2010, a decrease of 0.59 percent. This resulted in a drop in the proportion per 100,000 people, which fell by 15.38 percent from 0.13 to 0.11 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#59,901	-6.22%
Count	339	337	-0.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lewark

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of people with the surname Lewark identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 96.17 percent to 94.96 percent over the decade. There were no changes reported in the proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying as being of two or more races, growing from 1.77 percent in 2000 to 3.86 percent in 2010, a change of 118.08 percent. Data for other ethnicities was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.17%	94.96%	-1.26%
Two or More Races	1.77%	3.86%	118.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%