Explore the Family Name Bojko

The meaning of Bojko

1. Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Croatian: from a pet form of Slavic personal names containing the element boj ‘fight’, such as Old Polish Budziboj. 2. Slovak: nickname from bojko ‘coward’. 3. Polish and Rusyn (from Poland and Slovakia): ethnic name from Bojko, denoting a member of a sub-group of the East Slavic Rusyn ethnicity (see Rusin 1). Compare Boiko and Boyko. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jadwiga, Jozef, Miroslaw, Myroslaw, Orysia, Tadeusz.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bojko saw a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 61,207th most popular name and by 2010, it had slipped to 64,200th, representing a 4.89% decrease. However, the count of individuals with the Bojko surname increased slightly from 307 in 2000 to 310 in 2010, showing a modest growth rate of about 0.98%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#64,200	-4.89%
Count	307	310	0.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bojko

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Bojko surname identify as White. In 2000, this group represented 97.39% of all Bojkos, but fell slightly to 96.45% in 2010, indicating a 0.97% decrease. Notably, there was a small emergence of Bojkos identifying as Hispanic in 2010, making up 2.58% of the Bojko population, which was not recorded in 2000. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.39%	96.45%	-0.97%
Hispanic	0%	2.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%