Explore the Family Name Michalek

The meaning of Michalek

Polish (Michałek); Czech and Slovak (mainly Michálek): from a pet form of the personal name Michał (Polish), Michal (Czech and Slovak). Compare Mihalek.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Michalek has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 13,128 but fell to 14,870 in 2010, indicating a 13.27% drop in rank. The overall count of individuals with the Michalek surname also decreased during this period from 2,135 to 1,991, a decline of 6.74%. Similarly, the proportion of people with the Michalek surname per 100,000 decreased by 15.19% from 0.79 to 0.67.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,128	#14,870	-13.27%
Count	2,135	1,991	-6.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.67	-15.19%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Michalek

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Michalek surname from 2000 to 2010. Most notably, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic population bearing this surname, growing from 1.12% to 2.31%, an increase of over 106%. There were also small increases in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black populations with this surname, both at 0.45% and 0.25% respectively in 2010, where no representation was recorded in 2000. However, the White population with the Michalek surname slightly decreased from 96.53% to 95.18%. Slight declines were also observed in the American Indian and Alaskan Native group (from 0.61% to 0.60%) and those identifying with two or more races (from 1.26% to 1.21%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.53%	95.18%	-1.4%
Hispanic	1.12%	2.31%	106.25%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.21%	-3.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.61%	0.6%	-1.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.45%	0%
Black	0%	0.25%	0%