Explore the Family Name Slavic

The meaning of Slavic

Slovenian (Slavič) and Croatian (Slavić): 1. nickname from Slovenian archaic slavič and Croatian slavić ‘nightingale’, probably denoting someone with a good voice. 2. patronymic from a short form of any of various personal names composed of the Slavic element slav ‘glory’ or ‘famous’ (from slava ‘glory’). Compare Slavich, Slavick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Slavic' has been fairly consistent between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 124,109 in 2000 to 118,853 in 2010, indicating a slight rise in its use, with the count showing an increase of 14.06% during the same period. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.05, suggesting that while the total number of people using this surname may have increased, it did not become significantly more common in relation to other surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#124,109	#118,853	4.23%
Count	128	146	14.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slavic

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Slavic', the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is overwhelmingly linked to individuals identifying as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of those with the surname identified as White, with a negligible decrease of 0.21% over the ten-year period. Both in 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of this surname being associated with other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.09%	95.89%	-0.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%