Explore the Family Name Masarik

The meaning of Masarik

Czech (Masařík); Slovak (also Masárik): diminutive of Czech Masař, Slovak Masár ‘butcher’ (see Masar). History: Tomáš Masaryk (1850–1937) was the first president of the Czechoslovak Republic (1918–35). His son Jan Masaryk (1886–1948) was foreign minister (1941–8), who disappeared in mysterious circumstances at the time of the Communist takeover.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Masarik has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 58,130th most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 62,189th position, marking a decrease of approximately 7%. In terms of actual counts, there were 327 individuals with this surname in 2000 which marginally decreased to 322 by 2010, showing a decline of about 1.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,130	#62,189	-6.98%
Count	327	322	-1.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Masarik

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Masarik surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly associated with White individuals. In 2000, 97.86% of individuals with this name identified as White, however, this figure slightly fell to 96.58% in 2010, indicating a minor change of -1.31%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of the Hispanic community within this surname, going from 0% in 2000 to 1.86% in 2010. The data for other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained static (or suppressed for privacy) during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.86%	96.58%	-1.31%
Hispanic	0%	1.86%	0%
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%