Explore the Family Name Simek

The meaning of Simek

Czech, Croatian, and Slovenian (Šimek): from a pet form of the personal names Šimon (Czech), Šimun (Croatian), Šimen (Slovenian), standard or archaic equivalents of Simon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Simek has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 17,791st most popular surname, however, by 2010 it had slipped to 19,654th - a decrease of around 10.47%. This was reflected by a drop in the count of people with this surname, from 1,451 in 2000 to 1,371 in 2010, marking a 5.51% decrease. Moreover, the proportion of people named Simek per 100,000 population also dropped by 14.81%, from 0.54 in 2000 to 0.46 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,791	#19,654	-10.47%
Count	1,451	1,371	-5.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.46	-14.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Simek

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Simek, according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data, primarily falls into the white category. Both in 2000 and 2010, around 96% of individuals with the Simek surname identified as white, with a slight decrease of 0.08% over the decade. The next most common ethnicity under this surname is Hispanic, which saw a substantial increase from 1.17% in 2000 to 1.68% in 2010, representing a growth of 43.59%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races also held this surname, but their numbers decreased by 18.89% and 6.84% respectively. Meanwhile, no individuals with the Simek surname identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.21%	96.13%	-0.08%
Hispanic	1.17%	1.68%	43.59%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.09%	-6.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.73%	-18.89%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%