Explore the Family Name Prusak

The meaning of Prusak

Polish, Ukrainian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic); Slovak (Prusák); Rusyn (in Slovakia spelled Prusák): ethnic name from Polish and Ukrainian Prusak, Slovak Prusák ‘Prussian’. Compare Prus, see also Preuss.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Prusak experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,118th most common surname and had a count of 802 instances. By 2010, however, its rank had fallen to 29,502 and the count had slightly reduced to 800. This represents a 4.92% decrease in rank and a marginal 0.25% decrease in total count. The proportion per 100k individuals also fell by 10%, from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,118	#29,502	-4.92%
Count	802	800	-0.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.27	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Prusak

From an ethnic identity standpoint, changes were also observed in the ten-year period ending in 2010. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Prusak identified as White, although this percentage decreased by 1.03% from 97.76% in 2000 to 96.75% in 2010. The percentage of Prusaks identifying themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 29.89%, from 0.87% in 2000 to 1.13% in 2010. Notably, there was a new presence of individuals identifying as Hispanic by 2010, while the category of Two or more races saw a 40% decrease. No changes were noted for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.76%	96.75%	-1.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	1.13%	29.89%
Hispanic	0%	1%	0%
Two or More Races	1.25%	0.75%	-40%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%