Explore the Family Name Rojek

The meaning of Rojek

1. Polish: from a pet form of the Polish personal name Rój. 2. Polish and Jewish (from Poland): from a diminutive of the vocabulary word rój ‘hive, swarm’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Alicja, Dorota, Elzbieta, Janusz, Krystyna, Leszek, Mariola, Miroslaw, Wladyslaw, Wojciech. German Andreas, Hertha.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rojek ranked 33,605 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to 34,618 in 2010, a change of -3.01%. The number of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 640 in 2000 to 653 in 2010, marking a 2.03% growth. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k decreased by 8.33%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,605	#34,618	-3.01%
Count	640	653	2.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rojek

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Rojek surname identify as White, at 94.84% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 95.25% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 1.25% in 2000 to 0.92% in 2010, while those reporting two or more races dropped from 2.50% to 1.53%. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase from 0.78% in 2000 to 1.23% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native was 0 in 2000 but reported at 1.07% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Black remained constant at 0% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.84%	95.25%	0.43%
Two or More Races	2.5%	1.53%	-38.8%
Hispanic	0.78%	1.23%	57.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.25%	0.92%	-26.4%
Black	0%	0%	0%