Explore the Family Name Tunick

The meaning of Tunick

Belorussian and Jewish (from Belarus): variant of Tunik, which is said to be a habitational name from the name of a town near Minsk. The surname is strongly associated with the town of Stolbtsy in Belarus. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Iren.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tunick has seen a decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Tunick ranked at 50,903 and declined to 57,372 in 2010, marking a change of -12.71%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also decreased from 385 people in 2000 to 355 in 2010, a decrease of 7.79%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 individuals similarly dropped by 14.29% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,903	#57,372	-12.71%
Count	385	355	-7.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tunick

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tunick. Throughout both decades, there were no recorded instances of this surname being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though the percentage slightly decreased from 97.66% in 2000 to 96.9% in 2010. However, the Hispanic representation among individuals with the Tunick surname increased by 44.23%, moving from 1.56% in 2000 to 2.25% in 2010. No changes were reported for individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.66%	96.9%	-0.78%
Hispanic	1.56%	2.25%	44.23%
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%