Explore the Family Name Puk

The meaning of Puk

1. Polish: nickname derived from pukać ‘to knock’ or dialect pukać się ‘to crack’. Alternatively, from East Slavic puk ‘bunch, tuft’ (Polish pęk). Compare also 2 below. 2. Slovak: nickname from puk ‘bud’. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Puki, in Belarus. Compare Puck 4. 4. Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 濮 and 卜, see Pu 3, 5.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Puk has shown a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It rose in rank from 85,643 to 76,275, marking a change of 10.94%. The number of people with this surname also grew by 24.14%, from 203 individuals in 2000 to 252 in 2010. This shift represents an increase in proportion from 0.08 to 0.09 per 100k people, which is a growth of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,643	#76,275	10.94%
Count	203	252	24.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Puk

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the largest group of individuals with the surname Puk identify as White, although this group decreased slightly from 82.27% in 2000 to 78.97% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity among those with the surname Puk is Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 6.90% in 2000 to 8.73% in 2010. Interestingly, the Black community saw a significant increase of 109.33%, growing from 4.93% to 10.32%. Meanwhile, there was no change in the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed for privacy in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.27%	78.97%	-4.01%
Black	4.93%	10.32%	109.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.9%	8.73%	26.52%
Two or More Races	3.94%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%