Explore the Family Name Orzech

The meaning of Orzech

Polish and Jewish (from Poland): from orzech ‘nut’, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a nut, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold nuts. As a Jewish name it is mainly artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Wladyslawa, Zigmund.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Orzech witnessed a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving down from rank 35,860 to 36,585. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 592 to 611 during the same period, indicating a growth rate of approximately 3.21%. However, the proportion of individuals named Orzech per 100,000 people fell by about 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,860	#36,585	-2.02%
Count	592	611	3.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orzech

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Orzech, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows little change between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a percentage hovering around 95.91% in 2010, down just slightly from 95.95% in 2000. The representation of Hispanic and Black individuals under this surname decreased by over 30%, while the representation of individuals identifying as two or more races appeared for the first time in 2010 at 1.47%. The census recorded no individuals with the Orzech surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.95%	95.91%	-0.04%
Two or More Races	0%	1.47%	0%
Black	2.36%	1.47%	-37.71%
Hispanic	1.35%	0.82%	-39.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%