Explore the Family Name Petrik

The meaning of Petrik

1. Czech (Petřík), Slovak (mainly Petrík), and Sorbian (Pětrik and P’etrik): from a pet form of the personal names Petr (Czech), Peter (Slovak), Pětro (Lower Sorbian), and Pětr (Upper Sorbian). 2. Ukrainian and Rusyn (in Slovakia also Petrík): variant transliteration of Petryk. Compare Patrick and Petrick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Petrik saw a slight decrease in popularity rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 20,935 to 21,568. However, the overall count of people with this surname increased by 3.33%, from 1,171 in 2000 to 1,210 in 2010. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.65% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,935	#21,568	-3.02%
Count	1,171	1,210	3.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petrik

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Petrik identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 96.58% to 95.87%. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity increased significantly by 71.03%, going from 1.45% in 2000 to 2.48% in 2010. There was also a small representation of those identifying with two or more races, however, it decreased by 46.10% over the decade. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 there was a minor representation among the Asian/Pacific Islander group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.58%	95.87%	-0.74%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.48%	71.03%
Two or More Races	1.54%	0.83%	-46.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%