Explore the Family Name Pasciak

The meaning of Pasciak

Polish: 1. patronymic from Paszek, a pet form of thepersonal name Paweł (see Paul). 2. perhaps a variant of Paszczak, a patronymic from the nickname Paszcza meaning ‘mouth’ or ‘jaw’. 3. Paszczak also denotes a sea fish, known in English as the John Dory, and this too could be the origin of the surname. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Casimir, Karol, Ryszard, Zdzislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pasciak experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 57,090 in popularity, but it fell to 63,873 by the end of the decade, marking a decrease of 11.88%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 334 to 312 over the same period, a drop of 6.59%. The proportion of people named Pasciak per 100,000 also saw a slight decrease, going down by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#63,873	-11.88%
Count	334	312	-6.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pasciak

In regard to ethnic identity, the Pasciak surname is predominantly associated with people identifying as white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Pasciaks identifying as white increased from 95.81% to 97.12%, showing a growth of 1.37%. Over the same period, there was a noticeable decline in those identifying as Hispanic, decreasing from 4.19% to 2.24%, a significant reduction of 46.54%. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.81%	97.12%	1.37%
Hispanic	4.19%	2.24%	-46.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%