Explore the Family Name Marchak

The meaning of Marchak

1. Ukrainian: patronymic from the personal name Marko, formed with the diminutive suffix -ak. 2. Americanized form of Polish Marczak and Slovak Marčák, cognates of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Marchak has experienced a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Marchak held the rank of 59,611 in terms of popularity, however, by 2010 it had fallen to 62,045, representing a 4.08% decrease. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with the Marchak surname rose slightly from 317 in 2000 to 323 in 2010, indicating a 1.89% increase. However, when calculated as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Marchak surname also fell by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#62,045	-4.08%
Count	317	323	1.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marchak

The ethnicity of those bearing the surname Marchak has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The overwhelming majority identify as White, amounting to 95.27% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 93.81% in 2010. In contrast, the presence of Hispanic ethnicity within the Marchak family grew significantly by 84.13%, increasing from 2.52% in 2000 to 4.64% in 2010. There was a negligible presence of those identifying with two or more races in 2000, however, this data was suppressed in 2010. There were no reported cases of Marchaks identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.27%	93.81%	-1.53%
Hispanic	2.52%	4.64%	84.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%