Explore the Family Name Puck

The meaning of Puck

1. English: variant of Pook. 2. North German: nickname from Middle Low German puck ‘hit, slap’. 3. German: from a short form of a medieval personal name such as Burkhart. 4. Germanized or Americanized form of Polish, Slovak, or Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Puk. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Hans.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Puck" showed a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,782 and by 2010, its rank dropped to 60,790, indicating a 13.03% change. The count of people with this surname also fell from 360 to 331, an 8.06% change, during the same period. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 15.38%, from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#60,790	-13.03%
Count	360	331	-8.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Puck

Regarding the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the surname "Puck", data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that a majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with an increase from 92.22% to 93.96%. There was a significant decrease (-56.59%) in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races, dropping from 4.17% to 1.81%. The census recorded no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname in either year. However, there was a minor presence of Hispanics in 2010 (1.81%), which was not the case in 2000. The proportion of Black individuals declined slightly from 1.67% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.22%	93.96%	1.89%
Two or More Races	4.17%	1.81%	-56.59%
Hispanic	0%	1.81%	0%
Black	1.67%	1.51%	-9.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%