Explore the Family Name Marszalek

The meaning of Marszalek

Polish (Marszałek): occupational or status name from the vocabulary word marszałek ‘marshal’, denoting anything from a high court official, a field marshal, or the chairman of the Polish parliament, to the senior servant in a great household. Compare English Marshall. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Piotr, Alicja, Andrzej, Eugeniusz, Henryk, Jerzy, Kazimierz, Mieczyslaw, Wieslaw, Zbigniew, Zofia, Zygmunt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marszalek showed a slight decrease in popularity rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 25,028 to 25,725, marking a 2.78% decrease. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 931 to 958 during the same period, representing a growth of 2.9%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8.57%, indicating that while the absolute number of people with this surname grew, it became less common relative to the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,028	#25,725	-2.78%
Count	931	958	2.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marszalek

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a majority of individuals with the surname Marszalek identifying as White, although this proportion decreased slightly from 98.5% in 2000 to 96.45% in 2010. In contrast, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.75% to 1.25%, and also an emergence of individuals identifying as Black or of two or more races in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories had no recorded individuals with this surname for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.5%	96.45%	-2.08%
Two or More Races	0%	1.25%	0%
Hispanic	0.75%	1.25%	66.67%
Black	0%	0.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%