Explore the Family Name Vasek

The meaning of Vasek

1. Czech and Slovak (Vašek): from a pet form of the personal name Václav (see Vaclav). 2. Slovak: from the personal name Vasek, a pet form of Vasil.

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

The surname Vasek, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 32,380th most popular surname and fell to the 35,147th position by 2010, representing an 8.55% drop. The count of people bearing this surname also decreased during the same period, moving from 670 individuals in 2000 to 641 in 2010, marking a 4.33% decline. Consequently, the proportion of the Vasek surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 12%, dropping from 0.25 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,380	#35,147	-8.55%
Count	670	641	-4.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vasek

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Vasek surname, as recorded in the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals noticeable changes over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname were found to be of White ethnicity, accounting for 96.12% in 2000 and slightly declining to 94.85% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity in either year. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.19% in 2000 to 0.94% in 2010. Notably, the Hispanic representation within the Vasek surname population saw a substantial increase of 109.15%, moving from 1.64% in 2000 to 3.43% in 2010. Meanwhile, the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation disappeared completely by 2010, from 0.75% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	94.85%	-1.32%
Hispanic	1.64%	3.43%	109.15%
Two or More Races	1.19%	0.94%	-21.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.75%	0%	0%