Explore the Family Name Petak

The meaning of Petak

1. Croatian: nickname based on petak ‘Friday’ or derived directly from peti ‘fifth’ (see Petek and 2 below). 2. Slovenian: nickname derived from peti ‘fifth’, denoting a child born as a fifth child. 3. Czech and Slovak (Peták): from a pet form of the personal name Czech Petr, Slovak Peter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Petak has seen a slight increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 50261 in 2000 to 49999 in 2010, marking a change of 0.52 percent. The count of individuals bearing the Petak surname also increased by about 7.16 percent during this period, from 391 to 419. However, when we look at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was no notable change, remaining steady at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,261	#49,999	0.52%
Count	391	419	7.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petak

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Petak also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of those who identify as White decreased slightly from 97.7 percent to 95.47 percent, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic more than doubled, from 1.53 percent to 3.10 percent. There was no recorded change in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Data for those identifying as two or more races was not available or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.7%	95.47%	-2.28%
Hispanic	1.53%	3.1%	102.61%
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%