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    The surname Czajka

    A Polish surname, carried by 1,119 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C200

    Czajka: #22,880 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Czajka #22,880, 1,119 people Czajka: #22,880 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Czajka #22,880, 1,119 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Czajka is more common than 85.9% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    From Polish czajka (“lapwing”). Doublet of saic.

    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 1,119 people named Czajka in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,912 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,070.

    #22,880
    rank among US surnames
    1,119
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #22,443)

    Who is named Czajka

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

    96% of people named Czajka identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Czajka

    Czajka has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Czajka come from?
    From Polish czajka (“lapwing”). Doublet of saic.
    How common is the surname Czajka?
    1,119 people in the United States had the surname Czajka in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,912 Americans. It ranked 22,880th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Czajka?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Czajka identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Czajka getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,119 in 2010, up 4.6%.
    What are other spellings of Czajka?
    Chaika and Chayka.