Explore the Family Name Spiewak

The meaning of Spiewak

Polish and Rusyn (from Poland), and Jewish (from Poland) (Śpiewak): from Polish śpiewak ‘singer’, hence a nickname for someone with a good voice, or an occupational name for a chorister or ballad singer, or, in the case of the Jewish name, a cantor in a synagogue. Compare Spivak and Spiwak. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Tadeusz, Andrzej, Eugeniusz, Ewa, Jarek.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Spiewak has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,267th, but fell to 27,002nd in 2010, marking a -2.8% change. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with the Spiewak surname per 100,000 decreased by -6.25%. However, the actual count of people with the surname Spiewak increased from 875 in 2000 to 898 in 2010, indicating a 2.63% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,267	#27,002	-2.8%
Count	875	898	2.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spiewak

On the ethnicity front, based on the decennial U.S. Census data, the Spiewak surname is predominantly connected to the White ethnic identity, making up 98% of those with that surname in 2010, a minor decrease from 98.06% in 2000. The Hispanic ethnicity attached to this surname saw an increase from 0.91% in 2000 to 1.34% in 2010, showing a significant 47.25% change. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity with the Spiewak surname in either 2000 or 2010. A small percentage (0.57%) identified as two or more races in 2000, but this number was suppressed in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.06%	98%	-0.06%
Hispanic	0.91%	1.34%	47.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.57%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%