Explore the Family Name Palecek

The meaning of Palecek

Czech (Paleček): 1. from a pet form (double diminutive) of the personal name Pavel or some other personal name beginning with Pa-. 2. from a diminutive of palec ‘thumb’, hence a nickname for a physically small person or a dwarf, or for someone with a deformed or missing thumb.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Palecek has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Palecek was ranked 38,141 in terms of popularity and it climbed to rank 37,125 by 2010, representing a change of 2.66%. The count of individuals with this surname increased by 10.07%, growing from 546 individuals in 2000 to 601 in 2010. The proportion of people with the surname Palecek per 100k remained stable at 0.2 in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,141	#37,125	2.66%
Count	546	601	10.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palecek

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Palecek, based on Decennial U.S. Census data, underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.60% in 2000 to 94.68% in 2010. However, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, spiking from 1.47% in 2000 to 2.50% in 2010. The figures for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races also saw modest increases. The percentages for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0 throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.6%	94.68%	-0.96%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.5%	70.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.65%	1.66%	0.61%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1%	8.7%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%