Explore the Family Name Olinick

The meaning of Olinick

1. Americanized form of Ukrainian and Rusyn Oliynyk or Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Olinik: occupational name for an extractor or seller of cooking oil, from Ukrainian and Rusyn oliynyk, an agent derivative of oliy ‘oil’. It is also found written in the pseudo-Gaelicized form O’Linick. 2. Americanized form of Polish and Jewish Olejnik or of Czech and Slovak Olejník, cognates of 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Olinick saw a considerable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000 it held a rank of 105,374, but by the end of the decade, it had moved up to 95,955 - an upward shift of 8.94 percent. This change is reflected in the count for the same period, where the number of individuals with this last name rose from 157 to 190, marking a growth rate of 21.02 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#105,374	#95,955	8.94%
Count	157	190	21.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Olinick

In terms of ethnicity, the Olinick surname showed some shifts over the 10-year period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of those bearing the surname identified as White, although there was a notable decrease in this group from 96.18 percent in 2000 to 87.89 percent in 2010. At the same time, a new ethnic representation appeared with 4.74 percent identifying under "Two or more races" and another 4.74 percent identifying as Hispanic. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.18%	87.89%	-8.62%
Two or More Races	0%	4.74%	0%
Hispanic	0%	4.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%