The surname Pajak
A Polish surname, carried by 1,352 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex P220
Origin
Polish origin
From Polish Pająk (“spider”).
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 1,352 people named Pajak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 228,362 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,334.
#19,878
rank among US surnames
1,352
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+1.3%
change since 2000 (was #18,927)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19,878 | Jacobowitz | 1,352 | 228,362 |
| #19,885 | Farabaugh | 1,351 | 228,531 |
Who is named Pajak
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Pajak identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 96%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
- Two or more races 1.6%
Other Polish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Pajak come from?
- From Polish Pająk (“spider”).
- How common is the surname Pajak?
- 1,352 people in the United States had the surname Pajak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,362 Americans. It ranked 19,878th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Pajak?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Pajak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Pajak getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,352 in 2010, up 1.3%.