Explore the Family Name Piske

The meaning of Piske

1. Germanized form (variant of Piesk) of Sorbian Pěsk (and probably also of some other similar (like-sounding) Slavic cognate): topographic name for someone living or farming on sandy soil, from pěsk ‘sand’. 2. Possibly also a Germanized form of Sorbian Pěška (see Pischke) or of some other similar (like-sounding) Slavic pet form of the personal name Peter. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Gerhardt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Piske has seen a decline in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked 66,878 in terms of prevalence and had a count of 276 individuals. By 2010, however, the rank slipped to 77,522 and the count dropped to 247, marking changes of -15.92% and -10.51% respectively. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.1 to 0.08 during this period, indicating a 20% fall.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,878	#77,522	-15.92%
Count	276	247	-10.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Piske

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Piske identify as White. In 2000, this percentage stood at 98.19%, but saw a slight decrease to 96.36% in 2010. The census data does not show any individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both these periods. However, there is a noticeable appearance of the Hispanic ethnicity in 2010, accounting for 2.43% of the individuals with the Piske surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.19%	96.36%	-1.86%
Hispanic	0%	2.43%	0%
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%