Explore the Family Name Pavlock

The meaning of Pavlock

1. Americanized form of Polish Pawlok and Czech Pavlok: from a derivative of the personal name Paweł (Polish), Pavel (Czech), equivalents of Paul. 2. Americanized form of Polish Pawlak.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pavlock has seen a slight increase in usage over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 43,708th in popularity with 465 individuals carrying the surname, equating to about 0.17 out of every 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank moved up to 43,151st due to an increase in count to 501, but the proportion per 100,000 people remained at 0.17.

20002010Change
Rank#43,708#43,1511.27%
Count4655017.74%
Proportion per 100k0.170.170%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pavlock

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Pavlock have identified as White. In 2000, approximately 98.28% of Pavlocks were White, but this percentage decreased slightly by 2.11% to 96.21% in 2010. During the same period, there was no recorded change in the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic (1.40%) and those identifying with two or more races (2.00%).

20002010Change
White98.28%96.21%-2.11%
Two or More Races0%2%0%
Hispanic0%1.4%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%