Explore the Family Name Palik

The meaning of Palik

1. Slovak (mainly Palík, also Pálik): from a pet form of the personal name Palo or Paľo, a vernacular short form of Pavol (see Paul). 2. German: probably a variant of Paulick. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Palik has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Palik was ranked 67,113th in terms of popularity; however, by 2010, it had climbed to 55,741st, marking an improvement of 16.94%. During the same period, the count of individuals bearing the surname also increased from 275 to 368, representing a rise of 33.82%. The proportion of people with the surname Palik per 100,000 of the population also saw a growth of 20.0%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,113	#55,741	16.94%
Count	275	368	33.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palik

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Palik, also utilizing the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are some noticeable shifts from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, a majority of 88.36% identified as White, which decreased to 67.66% by 2010. There was a substantial increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 8.73% in 2000 to 28.53% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races experienced a decrease from 2.18% to 1.36%. Remarkably, in 2010, 1.90% identified as Black, where no such data was recorded in 2000. Both Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories did not show any change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.36%	67.66%	-23.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.73%	28.53%	226.8%
Black	0%	1.9%	0%
Two or More Races	2.18%	1.36%	-37.61%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%