Explore the Family Name Pischke

The meaning of Pischke

Germanized form of Sorbian Pěška (from a pet form of Pěš; see Pesch 2) and Pětška, Pěčka (from a pet form of Pětš, Pěč; see Petsch 2), and probably also of some other similar (like-sounding) Slavic pet form of the personal name Peter. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Florian, Gerhard, Otto.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pischke has seen some changes over the years. In 2000, Pischke was ranked as the 34,459th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had slipped to the 38,155th spot, marking a decrease of 10.73%. In terms of absolute counts, there were 622 individuals with this surname in 2000, which dropped to 581 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 6.59%. The proportion of people named Pischke per 100k also saw a decline of 13.04% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,459	#38,155	-10.73%
Count	622	581	-6.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.2	-13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pischke

In regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals with the Pischke surname identify as White, accounting for 96.46% in 2000 and 94.84% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 1.68%. There were no recorded instances of the Pischke surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during these years. However, the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase of 84.75%, rising from 1.77% in 2000 to 3.27% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races slightly decreased, from 1.13% in 2000 to 1.03% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	94.84%	-1.68%
Hispanic	1.77%	3.27%	84.75%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.03%	-8.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%