Explore the Family Name Marshalek

The meaning of Marshalek

Americanized form of Czech Maršálek or Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek), a pet form of a word meaning ‘marshal’, a term used for an official with any of a wide variety of functions in medieval feudal society in Europe. See also Marshall.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Marshalek has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Marshalek was ranked 57,406th in terms of surnames in the United States, while by 2010 it had climbed to 55,121st place, a change of approximately 3.98%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose during this period, from 332 to 373, indicating a growth rate of 12.35%. Proportionally, Marshalek represented 0.12 per 100,000 people in 2000 and 0.13 per 100,000 people in 2010, an increase of 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,406	#55,121	3.98%
Count	332	373	12.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marshalek

Diving into the ethnic identity of those bearing the Marshalek surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, a large majority identified as White, accounting for 95.78% in 2000 and 93.30% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 2.59%. There were no reported individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during either year. Hispanic representation saw a significant rise of 39.81%, growing from 2.11% to 2.95%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance in 2010 of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native at 2.14%, and those identifying with two or more races at 1.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	93.3%	-2.59%
Hispanic	2.11%	2.95%	39.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.14%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%