Explore the Family Name Sotak

The meaning of Sotak

Slovak (Soták) and Rusyn (mainly from Slovakia; mainly Soták): habitational name from Soták, a region of eastern Slovakia near Humenné. Soták is also the name of a transitional dialect between Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn.

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

The surname Sotak's popularity, as indicated by data collected from the Decennial U.S. Census, has experienced a slight decrease over time. In 2000, it was ranked as the 34,342nd most popular surname, while in 2010 it fell to 38,850th position, showing a decrease of 13.13%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 624 in 2000 to 568 in 2010, indicating a fall of approximately 8.97%. This data suggests that the proportion of the Sotak surname in the population per 100k reduced by 17.39% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,342	#38,850	-13.13%
Count	624	568	-8.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.19	-17.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sotak

Regarding ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Sotak surname identify themselves as White, contributing 98.08% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 97.54% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Sotak surname holders went down from 1.12% to 0.88%, indicating a drop of 21.43%. A new development in 2010 was the emergence of individuals who identified themselves as belonging to two or more races, accounting for 1.41% of the total. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.08%	97.54%	-0.55%
Two or More Races	0%	1.41%	0%
Hispanic	1.12%	0.88%	-21.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%