Explore the Family Name Minarik

The meaning of Minarik

Czech (Minařík) and Slovak (Minarík): from a diminutive of Czech Minář, Slovak Minár ‘miller’ (see Minar).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Minarik is not particularly common in the United States. In 2000, it ranked as the 25,098th most popular surname and by 2010, its rank slipped slightly to 25,902nd place, representing a slight decline of 3.2%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Minarik increased from 927 in 2000 to 949 in 2010, showing a modest growth of 2.37%. However, as a proportion of the population per 100k, the presence of this surname decreased by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,098	#25,902	-3.2%
Count	927	949	2.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Minarik

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Minarik, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, it is overwhelmingly linked with individuals who identify as White. In fact, 97.41% of Minariks identified as White in 2000 and this figure increased marginally to 97.58% in 2010. The percentage of Minariks identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 0.54% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Similarly, those identifying as two or more races also saw a decrease from 1.19% to 0.74% over the same period. Individuals identifying as Hispanic showed an increase, going from 0.65% in 2000 to 1.26% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Minariks identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	97.58%	0.17%
Hispanic	0.65%	1.26%	93.85%
Two or More Races	1.19%	0.74%	-37.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%