Explore the Family Name Pospisil

The meaning of Pospisil

Czech (Pospíšil): nickname for an impatient or active individual, from the past participle of the verb pospíšit ‘to be in a hurry’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pospisil has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 16,914 in popularity with a count of 1,552 individuals carrying this surname, which represented approximately 0.58 out of every 100,000 people. However, by 2010, its rank had fallen to 18,296, and the count reduced to 1,517, equating to roughly 0.51 out of every 100,000 people. This represents a drop of 8.17% in rank and a 2.26% decrease in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,914	#18,296	-8.17%
Count	1,552	1,517	-2.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.51	-12.07%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pospisil

When we examine the ethnic identity associated with the surname Pospisil, using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that the majority of individuals are White, with percentages of 97.62 and 97.82 in 2000 and 2010 respectively. There was a small increase of 0.20% over the decade. The second largest group identified as Two or more races, but their representation dropped from 0.90% to 0.66% between 2000 and 2010. Despite previously having no representation, by 2010, there were individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a marginal increase from 0.71% to 0.73%. There were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.62%	97.82%	0.2%
Hispanic	0.71%	0.73%	2.82%
Two or More Races	0.9%	0.66%	-26.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.52%	0%	0%