Explore the Family Name Marchuk

The meaning of Marchuk

1. Ukrainian and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Marko, formed with the Ukrainian diminutive suffix -uk. 2. Americanized form of Polish Marczuk: patronymic from the personal name Marko or Marek. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Igor, Vladimir, Dmitriy, Mikhail, Misha, Valeriy, Vasiliy, Vasily.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marchuk has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,377 with a count of 469 people carrying this surname, equivalent to 0.17 per 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank rose to 38,332, and the count increased by 23.24% to reach 578 individuals. This denotes a proportion of 0.2 per 100,000 people, marking a growth of 17.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,377	#38,332	11.63%
Count	469	578	23.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.2	17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marchuk

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Marchuk surname identify as White. This group reflected a slight increase from 91.26% in 2000 to 94.12% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase from 2.35% to 3.11% across the same period. The category of 'Two or more races' decreased significantly from 5.12% to 1.21%. Interestingly, the 2010 data showed 1.04% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was not recorded in 2000. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black maintained a consistent record of zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.26%	94.12%	3.13%
Hispanic	2.35%	3.11%	32.34%
Two or More Races	5.12%	1.21%	-76.37%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.04%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%