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    The surname Chrobak

    A Polish surname, carried by 578 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C612

    Chrobak: #38,332 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Chrobak #38,332, 578 people Chrobak: #38,332 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Chrobak #38,332, 578 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chrobak is more common than 76.4% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Borrowed from Polish Chrobak, Czech Chrobák, and Slovak Chrobák, from the noun chrobak (“small worm, beetle”).

    One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 578 people named Chrobak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 534,162 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 500.

    #38,332
    rank among US surnames
    578
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.6%
    change since 2000 (was #41,130)

    Who is named Chrobak

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    98% of people named Chrobak identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Chrobaks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rudolf Chrobak
      Austrian gynecologist (1843-1910)

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chrobak come from?
    Borrowed from Polish Chrobak, Czech Chrobák, and Slovak Chrobák, from the noun chrobak (“small worm, beetle”).
    How common is the surname Chrobak?
    578 people in the United States had the surname Chrobak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 534,162 Americans. It ranked 38,332nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chrobak?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Chrobak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Chrobak?
    Rudolf Chrobak, Austrian gynecologist (1843-1910).
    Is the surname Chrobak getting more or less common?
    More common. 500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 578 in 2010, up 16%.