Explore the Family Name Paulick

The meaning of Paulick

1. Germanized or Americanized form of Polish and Sorbian Pawlik (compare Paulich 2), Czech, and Slovak Pavlík, Ukrainian and Rusyn Pavlik. 2. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Paulić, Slovenian Paulič (see Paulic), and also of the cognates Pavlić and Pavlič (see Pavlic).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Paulick has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 31,339 to 37,391, marking a decrease by 19.31%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this name fell from 699 to 596, a decrease of 14.74%. The proportion per 100,000 population also saw a decline, going down from 0.26 to 0.2, which represents a 23.08% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,339	#37,391	-19.31%
Count	699	596	-14.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.2	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paulick

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that majority of those bearing the Paulick surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase from 97.00% to 97.15%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic slightly decreased from 1.72% to 1.51%. Notably, there was an appearance of the Asian/Pacific Islander identity, amounting to 0.84% in 2010, whereas it was non-existent in 2000. Interestingly, no person with the Paulick surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of people identifying with two or more races went down from 0.72% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	97.15%	0.15%
Hispanic	1.72%	1.51%	-12.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
Two or More Races	0.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%