Explore the Family Name Olenik

The meaning of Olenik

Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Olejník or Polish Olejnik, and a variant of the same Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) surname or of Oleynik. It is also found written in the pseudo-Gaelicized form O’Lenik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Olenik saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Olenik ranked as the 40,465th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 42,030th spot, marking a change of -3.87%. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of people with the Olenik surname increased slightly from 509 in 2000 to 517 in 2010, which translates to a growth of 1.57%. The proportion per 100k also fell by -5.26% during this decade, demonstrating its decreasing popularity.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,465	#42,030	-3.87%
Count	509	517	1.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Olenik

When considering the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Olenik, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as white. In 2000, approximately 99.02% of those bearing the surname were white, though this number dropped slightly to 97.10% by 2010, indicating a -1.94% change. Interestingly, the data shows an emergence of Hispanic identity within this surname group, rising from 0% in 2000 to 1.93% in 2010. No significant changes were observed among other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. These remained at 0% for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.02%	97.1%	-1.94%
Hispanic	0%	1.93%	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%