Explore the Family Name Prokopchuk

The meaning of Prokopchuk

1. Ukrainian: patronymic from the personal name Prokopko, a pet form of Prokop (Ukrainian standard form is Prokip). It is formed with the diminutive suffix -uk. 2. Americanized form of Polish Prokopczuk, a cognate of 1 above, derived from the personal name Prokopko or Prokopek.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Prokopchuk has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 116,123 in 2000 to 83,834 in 2010, marking a change of around 28%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also increased by over 61%, from 139 in 2000 to 224 in 2010. This indicates a higher representation of Prokopchuk in the population, with the proportion per 100k increasing by 60% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#116,123	#83,834	27.81%
Count	139	224	61.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.08	60%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prokopchuk

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most people with the surname Prokopchuk identify as White, with an increase from 92.09% in 2000 to 96.88% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races dropped to zero over this time period. In 2010, a new category emerged with 2.68% of people with the surname Prokopchuk identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic. There was no recorded change for the categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these remaining at 0% in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.09%	96.88%	5.2%
Hispanic	0%	2.68%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	5.04%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%