Explore the Family Name Marchewka

The meaning of Marchewka

Polish and Jewish (from Poland): from a diminutive of marchew ‘carrot’. As a Polish name, it is a nickname for a person with carrot-colored hair. The Jewish surname is usually artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Danuta, Dorota, Kazimierz, Mieczyslaw, Stanislaw, Wojciech, Zofia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marchewka has seen a rise in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 43,290th and had 470 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, its rank improved to 41,038 with an increase of 5.2% and the count of people with this surname rose to 531, marking a growth of 12.98%. The proportion of the Marchewka surname per 100k people also saw an increment from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010, indicating a 5.88% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,290	#41,038	5.2%
Count	470	531	12.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.18	5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marchewka

Concerning the ethnicity of those with the Marchewka surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identify as White. In 2000, 97.23% of individuals with the Marchewka surname identified as White, which slightly increased to 97.36% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic within this group also grew from 1.28% in 2000 to 1.69% in 2010, reflecting a significant change of 32.03%. During both census years, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or as having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.23%	97.36%	0.13%
Hispanic	1.28%	1.69%	32.03%
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%