Explore the Family Name Raska

The meaning of Raska

1. Czech (Raška): from a short form of any of various Slavic personal names with the first element rad ‘merry, glad’ or rat ‘battle’, especially Radoslav. 2. Czech (Raška): nickname from the bird’s name raška, denoting various birds, including a robin and a redstart. 3. Americanized form of Polish Raszka, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Raska's popularity slightly decreased by 3.51% from its rank in 2000 to 2010, moving from 30,791 to 31,873. However, the count of individuals with this last name slightly increased by 1.4% during the same period, from 714 in 2000 to 724 in 2010. This slight increase did not significantly affect the proportion per 100k, which slightly decreased by 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,791	#31,873	-3.51%
Count	714	724	1.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raska

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Raska, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some changes between 2000 and 2010. The highest proportion of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 96.36% in 2000 to 95.17% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity showed a noticeable increase, nearly doubling from 1.26% in 2000 to 2.49% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also saw an increase, rising from 0.84% to 1.24%. In 2010, there was a recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander under this surname, which was not present in 2000. No individuals with the Raska surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.36%	95.17%	-1.23%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.49%	97.62%
Two or More Races	0.84%	1.24%	47.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0%	0%