Explore the Family Name Mihalek

The meaning of Mihalek

1. Americanized form of Polish Michałek, Czech and Slovak Michálek (see Michalek). 2. Slovak (Mihálek) and Croatian: from a pet form of the personal names Mihál (Slovak; see Mihal 1) and Mihal (Croatian), dialect equivalents of Michael.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mihalek saw a slight decrease in its popularity ranking from 33,993 in 2000 to 34,801 in 2010, indicating a drop of 2.38%. The actual count of people with the surname Mihalek, however, increased by 2.69% from 632 to 649 during that decade. Despite this increase, the proportion of people named Mihalek per 100,000 decreased by 4.35%, moving from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,993	#34,801	-2.38%
Count	632	649	2.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mihalek

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most individuals with the surname Mihalek identify as White. This group experienced a slight increase of 1.04% between 2000 and 2010, shifting from 96.99% to 98.00%. Meanwhile, the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic rose by 21.26%, though they still comprise a small fraction of the Mihalek population at 1.54% in 2010. It's important to note that in both 2000 and 2010, there were no reported individuals with the surname Mihalek who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Additionally, those reporting as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.74% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	98%	1.04%
Hispanic	1.27%	1.54%	21.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.74%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%