Explore the Family Name Yurick

The meaning of Yurick

1. Americanized form of Slovak Jurik and also of Polish Jurek. 2. Americanized form of Croatian Jurić, Slovenian and Slovak Jurič (see Juric). Compare Jurick and Urick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Yurick saw a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 33090 to 35246, displaying a decline of 6.52%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the surname Yurick also dipped slightly from 652 to 639, indicating a reduction of 1.99%. The proportion per 100k people with this surname decreased by 8.33% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,090	#35,246	-6.52%
Count	652	639	-1.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yurick

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Yurick identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease of 2.87% over the decade. There were increases in other categories over this time frame. The Hispanic ethnicity showed the largest increase, jumping from 1.53% to 3.44%, which represents a significant change of 124.84%. The category of Asian/Pacific Islander also increased from 0.77% to 0.94%. The number of people identifying as two or more races grew from 1.38% to 1.88%. For the first time in 2010, some individuals with the Yurick surname identified as Black at 0.78%, while no change was observed for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	92.96%	-2.87%
Hispanic	1.53%	3.44%	124.84%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.88%	36.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	0.94%	22.08%
Black	0%	0.78%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%