Explore the Family Name Smejkal

The meaning of Smejkal

Czech (Šmejkal): from a derivative of smýkat ‘to drag’, hence a nickname for someone with a bad limp.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Smejkal has seen minor changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Smejkal ranked 37,094 in popularity, with a count of 566 individuals bearing the name, making up approximately 0.21 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slightly dropped to 37,591, but the actual count increased to 592 individuals, proportionally representing 0.2 per 100,000 people. This indicates that while the surname became less common relative to other surnames, the total number of people named Smejkal actually grew by 4.59%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,094	#37,591	-1.34%
Count	566	592	4.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Smejkal

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Smejkal. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of those bearing the surname identified as White, with 95.23% in 2000 and a slightly lower 94.59% in 2010. The percentage of Smejkals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.77% in 2000 to 2.53% in 2010, marking a significant change of 42.94%. Meanwhile, those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased from 1.59% to 1.35% during the same period. There were no individuals with the surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, there was a small percentage (0.84%) who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.23%	94.59%	-0.67%
Hispanic	1.77%	2.53%	42.94%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.35%	-15.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%