Explore the Family Name Piascik

The meaning of Piascik

Polish (Piaścik): 1. nickname from Polish piastować ‘to nurse’. 2. from Old Polsh piasta ‘hubof a cartwheel’. 3. derivative of the Old Polish personal name Piast, the name of a mythological hero. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Mieczyslaw, Czeslaw, Henryka, Janina, Karol, Leszek, Slawomir, Tomasz.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Piascik has seen a slight increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 45,308 in popularity with 445 individuals bearing the name. Ten years later, in 2010, the rank improved to 45,026 with an increased count of 476 people sharing the surname, marking a growth rate of 6.97%. It's worth noting that the representation of this surname per 100 thousand people remained stable at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,308	#45,026	0.62%
Count	445	476	6.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Piascik

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity associated with the surname Piascik. The majority of people with this surname identify as White, making up 97.08% of the total in 2000 and increasing slightly to 97.90% by 2010. There is a small Hispanic representation as well, which saw a significant relative increase from 1.12% in 2000 to 1.68% in 2010. Additionally, a small percentage identified as being of Two or more races in 2000, but this category was not represented in 2010. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no representation for this surname in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.08%	97.9%	0.84%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.68%	50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.57%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%