Explore the Family Name Resnik

The meaning of Resnik

1. Germanized or Americanized form of Jewish Reznik ‘ritual slaughterer’. Compare Resnick and Rasnick. 2. Slovenian: topographic name derived from resa ‘heather’, or, less likely, a nickname or a topographic name from resnik ‘type of barley’. Compare Resnick. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ephraim, Hershel, Moysey, Rivka.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Resnik has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010 in the United States. In 2000, Resnik was ranked 29,261st most popular surname and by 2010, it had moved up to 29,138th, reflecting a change of about 0.42%. The number of people with this surname also increased by about 6.69% during this period, from 762 to 813. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,261	#29,138	0.42%
Count	762	813	6.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.28	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Resnik

On the topic of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Resnik surname identify as White, despite a small decrease from 93.44% in 2000 to 91.39% in 2010. There was an increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, going from 4.59% to 6.40%. Interestingly, there was a new addition of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while the percentage of people claiming two or more races decreased from 1.18% to 0.74%. No individuals with the surname Resnik identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.44%	91.39%	-2.19%
Hispanic	4.59%	6.4%	39.43%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0.74%	-37.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%