Explore the Family Name Smolik

The meaning of Smolik

Czech and Slovak (Smolík); Polish: agent derivative of Czech and Slovak smola ‘resin, pitch’, figuratively ‘bad luck’, Polish smoła ‘pitch, tar’, used as an occupational name or perhaps as a nickname (see Smola).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Smolik has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name fell from 28,584 in 2000 to 28,967 in 2010, a drop of 1.34%. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased by 4.46% during this period, from 785 to 820. But as a proportion per 100,000 people, the occurrence of the name Smolik decreased by 3.45%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,584	#28,967	-1.34%
Count	785	820	4.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.28	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Smolik

When considering the ethnicity of those with the surname Smolik, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a shift in the ethnic identities associated with this surname between 2000 and 2010. A vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 97.45% in 2000 to 95.73% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 1.40% in 2000 to 2.80% in 2010. There was also a small emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, while no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.45%	95.73%	-1.77%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.8%	100%
Two or More Races	0%	0.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%