Explore the Family Name Slechta

The meaning of Slechta

Czech (Šlechta): from šlechta ‘nobility’, generally an ironic nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Slechta has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Slechta was ranked 34,114th most popular surname and this increased to 33,856th by 2010. This represents a minor rank increase of 0.76%. The frequency of this surname also slightly increased within this period. In 2000, there were approximately 629 instances of the Slechta surname, which increased to 672 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 6.84%. However, its proportion per 100k population remained consistent at 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,114	#33,856	0.76%
Count	629	672	6.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slechta

As for the ethnicity associated with the Slechta surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly identified with White ethnicity, though this slightly decreased from 96.34% in 2000 to 95.68% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying with two or more races and Hispanic ethnicity. Both these categories saw an increase from 1.11% in 2000 to 1.49% in 2010, a change of 34.23%. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander category experienced a slight decrease from 0.79% to 0.74%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero for both years, indicating that no individual with the Slechta surname identified with these groups in the census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.34%	95.68%	-0.69%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.49%	34.23%
Hispanic	1.11%	1.49%	34.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.74%	-6.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%