Explore the Family Name Spak

The meaning of Spak

1. Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia), and Czech (Špak): nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a starling, from Slovak vocabulary and Czech dialect špak ‘starling’. Compare Shpak. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Shpak 1 ‘starling’. Compare Spack 2.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Spak has seen a slight decline in recent years. In 2000, Spak was ranked as the 32,567th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to 34,878th place, denoting a change of -7.1%. The count of people with this surname also decreased during this period from 665 in 2000 to 647 in 2010, indicating a decline of -2.71%. Similarly, the proportion of the surname Spak per 100,000 people fell by 12.0%, from 0.25 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,567	#34,878	-7.1%
Count	665	647	-2.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spak

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Spak, it's clear that the majority of individuals are of White ethnicity, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 98.65% of Spaks identified as White, although this figure slightly decreased to 96.91% in 2010, marking a -1.76% change. It's worth noting that there was a substantial increase in the number of Spaks identifying as Hispanic over the same period, rising from 0.90% in 2000 to 2.16% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those of two or more races, Black individuals, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.65%	96.91%	-1.76%
Hispanic	0.9%	2.16%	140%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%