Explore the Family Name Bondarenko

The meaning of Bondarenko

Ukrainian: patronymic from bondar ‘cooper’, formed with the diminutive suffix -enko. Compare Bond. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Oleg, Vladimir, Yuriy, Aleksandr, Anatoliy, Anatoly, Gennady, Grigoriy, Igor, Konstantin, Lyubov, Lyudmila.

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

The popularity of the surname "Bondarenko" has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Bondarenko was ranked 36,093 in terms of popularity but jumped up to 27,042 by 2010 – an impressive increase of over 25%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial rise during this period; there were 587 people named Bondarenko in 2000, which escalated to 896 by 2010. This represents an increase of more than half (52.64%). The proportion of people with the Bondarenko name per 100,000 also grew by 36.36%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,093	#27,042	25.08%
Count	587	896	52.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.3	36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bondarenko

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of the individuals with the Bondarenko surname identify as White. In 2000, approximately 90% of them identified as such, and this number increased to 98.1% by 2010. There was a small percentage (7.67%) in 2000 who identified with two or more races, but this percentage fell to zero by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic decreased from 2.21% in 2000 to 1.34% in 2010. Notably, no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.95%	98.1%	9.06%
Hispanic	2.21%	1.34%	-39.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.67%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%