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    The surname Skutnik

    A Romanian surname, carried by 320 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S352

    Skutnik: #62,531 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Skutnik #62,531, 320 people Skutnik: #62,531 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Skutnik #62,531, 320 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Skutnik is more common than 61.5% of them.

    Origin

    Romanian origin

    The name is thought to derive from Romanian scuti (“to absolve”); compare Romanian Scutelnici. The common noun comes from Martin Leonard Skutnik III, a guest at the 1982 State of the Union address; see quotations below.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 320 people named Skutnik in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 964,830 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 291.

    #62,531
    rank among US surnames
    320
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10%
    change since 2000 (was #64,008)

    Who is named Skutnik

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

    96% of people named Skutnik identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Skutnik come from?
    The name is thought to derive from Romanian scuti (“to absolve”); compare Romanian Scutelnici. The common noun comes from Martin Leonard Skutnik III, a guest at the 1982 State of the Union address; see quotations below.
    How common is the surname Skutnik?
    320 people in the United States had the surname Skutnik in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 964,830 Americans. It ranked 62,531st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Skutnik?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Skutnik identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Skutnik getting more or less common?
    More common. 291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 320 in 2010, up 10%.