Explore the Family Name Radack
The meaning of Radack
1. German: from a Germanized pet form of any of various Slavic personal names based on Old Slavic radъ ‘merry, glad’ (see Rada 1, compare Radak). 2. Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Radak. History: The progenitor of many of the American Radacks was Ephraim Radack, a German from Alt Danzig in the Russian Empire (today Karlivka in Ukraine), a settlement founded by the colonists from Danzig in Prussia (today Gdansk in Poland). He and his family immigrated to SD in the 1870s.
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How common is the last name Radack in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Radack saw a minor decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 72,905 to 74,141, a change of -1.7%. However, the count of individuals carrying this surname increased slightly by 5.24%, from 248 in 2000 to 261 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #72,905 | #74,141 | -1.7% |
| Count | 248 | 261 | 5.24% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Radack
Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Radack surname is overwhelmingly associated with individuals identifying as White, comprising 98.39% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 97.32% in 2010. No individuals with the Radack surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. There were also no individuals reporting two or more races during these years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.39% | 97.32% | -1.09% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |