Explore the Family Name Shevchuk

The meaning of Shevchuk

Ukrainian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Ukrainian shevchuk ‘son (or assistant) of the shoemaker’, from shvets (shevtsa in genitive) ‘shoemaker’ + the diminutive or patronymic suffix -uk. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Anatoly, Aleksey, Boris, Leonid, Nadezhda, Valeriy, Vasily, Vitaliy, Vitaly, Vladimir, Yevgeniy.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shevchuk has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of Shevchuk rose from 44,192 in 2000 to 30,250 in 2010, marking a significant increase of 31.55 percent. In terms of raw counts, the number of people with the Shevchuk surname expanded from 459 in 2000 to 774 in 2010, representing a growth of 68.63 percent. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also saw a rise of 52.94 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,192	#30,250	31.55%
Count	459	774	68.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.26	52.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shevchuk

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the Shevchuk surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that the majority of individuals identify as White. This group experienced a slight rise from 96.51 percent in 2000 to 98.71 percent in 2010. However, those reporting two or more races have decreased significantly, falling by 67.50 percent over the same period. It should be noted that no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	98.71%	2.28%
Two or More Races	2.4%	0.78%	-67.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%