Explore the Family Name Bobko

The meaning of Bobko

1. Ukrainian, Belorussian, Slovak, and Polish: from a diminutive of Slavic bob ‘(broad) bean’ (compare Bobik). 2. Slovak: nickname derived from bobky (in singular bobok) ‘droppings of small animals like rabbits’. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Mikhail, Vasiliy.

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How common is the last name Bobko in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bobko has seen a notable increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 60,390th with a count of 312, which equates to a proportion of 0.12 per 100,000 individuals. Ten years later, in 2010, the rank had risen to 55,619th, an improvement of approximately 7.9%. The count also increased by a significant 18.27%, reaching 369, thereby raising the proportion to 0.13 per 100,000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#55,619	7.9%
Count	312	369	18.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bobko

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bobko, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, a few changes were observed between 2000 and 2010. For instance, there was a small increase of 0.24% within the White ethnicity, accounting for 97.02% of individuals with this surname by 2010. Interestingly, despite having no representation in 2000, by 2010, Hispanic representation had emerged at 2.71%. However, those identifying as two or more races dropped from 1.92% to zero during this period. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.79%	97.02%	0.24%
Hispanic	0%	2.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.92%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%