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    The surname Gorelik

    A patronymic surname, carried by 960 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G642

    Gorelik: #25,684 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gorelik #25,684, 960 people Gorelik: #25,684 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gorelik #25,684, 960 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gorelik is more common than 84.2% of them.

    Origin

    From Belarusian Гарэлік (Harelik) and Russian Горелик (Gorelik), ultimately from a descendant of *gorěti (“to burn”) + *-ikъ.

    Gorelik is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 960 people named Gorelik in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 321,610 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 901.

    #25,684
    rank among US surnames
    960
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.5%
    change since 2000 (was #25,695)

    Who is named Gorelik

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

    98% of people named Gorelik identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Gorelik

    Gorelik has the Soundex code G642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G642.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gorelik come from?
    From Belarusian Гарэлік (Harelik) and Russian Горелик (Gorelik), ultimately from a descendant of *gorěti (“to burn”) + *-ikъ.
    How common is the surname Gorelik?
    960 people in the United States had the surname Gorelik in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 321,610 Americans. It ranked 25,684th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gorelik?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Gorelik identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Gorelik?
    Gorelik is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Gorelik getting more or less common?
    More common. 901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 960 in 2010, up 6.5%.