Explore the Family Name Wojciak

The meaning of Wojciak

Polish: 1. patronymic from the personal name Wojciech (see Vojtech). 2. patronymic from the status name wójt ‘village headman’ (see Wojcik). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Ewa, Andrzej, Grazyna, Jacek, Jadwiga, Jozef, Krystyna, Wincenty.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wojciak ranked 44,027 in popularity in 2000 before slightly dropping to 45,347 in 2010, marking a negative change of three percent. The census also revealed that the count of people with this surname marginally increased from 461 in 2000 to 472 in 2010, which is a positive growth of approximately 2.39 percent. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, the number of individuals named Wojciak declined by 5.88 percent, moving from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#45,347	-3%
Count	461	472	2.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wojciak

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Wojciak, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, representing 96.10 percent in 2000 and slightly declining to 95.55 percent in 2010. The survey reported no Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing the name Wojciak during these years. The representation of those identifying as Hispanic within the Wojciak surname holders saw a significant rise, increasing by 33.05 percent from 2.39 percent in 2000 to 3.18 percent in 2010. Interestingly, those who identified under two or more races were represented in 2000 at 1.30 percent but weren't present in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.1%	95.55%	-0.57%
Hispanic	2.39%	3.18%	33.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.3%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%