Explore the Family Name Orsak

The meaning of Orsak

1. Czech and Slovak (Orsák): from Hungarian orszag ‘country, land, home’. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of Polish Orszak: from orszak ‘cortege, retinue, suite, entourage’, a word of Hungarian origin.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Orsak has seen a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped by a margin of 0.94 percent from 24,271 in 2000 to 24,499 in 2010. However, the actual count of individuals carrying the Orsak name increased by 5.48 percent, growing from 968 in 2000 to 1,021 in 2010. Despite this growth in absolute numbers, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 2.78 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,271	#24,499	-0.94%
Count	968	1,021	5.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.35	-2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orsak

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Orsak identified as White, although there was a small decrease from 97.42 percent in 2000 to 95.49 percent in 2010. The portion identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 0.93 percent to 3.13 percent over the same period, marking a change of 236.56 percent. The number of people with this surname who identified with two or more races also decreased from 0.83 percent to 0.49 percent. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Orsak surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.42%	95.49%	-1.98%
Hispanic	0.93%	3.13%	236.56%
Two or More Races	0.83%	0.49%	-40.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%