Explore the Family Name Tirpak

The meaning of Tirpak

Slovak (eastern Slovakia) and Czech (Tirpák); Rusyn (in Slovakia spelled Tirpák): pejorative nickname from the Slovak vocabulary and Czech dialect word trpák ‘dolt’. This surname is also found in Hungary, where Tirpák is an ethnic name for a Slovak (from the area of the city of Nyíregyháza). Compare Terpak.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tirpak increased slightly in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 27,595th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 27,204. This represents a modest rise of 1.42%. The actual count of individuals with the Tirpak surname also grew during this period from 822 in 2000 to 889 in 2010, an increase of 8.15%. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,595	#27,204	1.42%
Count	822	889	8.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tirpak

The ethnic identity associated with the Tirpak surname experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly all (97.81%) identified as White, dropping slightly to 96.96% in 2010. In 2010, small percentages identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.79%) and Hispanic (0.79%), both up from zero in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races also saw an increase from 0.61% in 2000 to 0.90% in 2010, representing a growth of 47.54%. Meanwhile, there were no reported individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.81%	96.96%	-0.87%
Two or More Races	0.61%	0.9%	47.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Hispanic	0.73%	0.79%	8.22%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%