Explore the Family Name Crnkovic

The meaning of Crnkovic

Serbian and Croatian (Crnković); Slovenian (Črnkovič): patronymic from the hypocoristic nickname Crnko (Slovenian Črnko) ‘the black-haired or dark-skinned one’, from crn, črn ‘black, dark’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Crnkovic has decreased over time. In 2000, it ranked 78,549 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 88,336 — a decrease of 12.46%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined during this period, from 226 in 2000 to 210 in 2010, marking a reduction of 7.08%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population fell from 0.08 to 0.07, representing a 12.5% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#88,336	-12.46%
Count	226	210	-7.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crnkovic

Turning our attention to the ethnic identities associated with the surname Crnkovic, we can see that the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a overwhelmingly White predominance. In 2000, 95.58% of those carrying the Crnkovic surname identified as White, with this percentage only slightly decreasing to 95.24% by 2010. During the same period, there was a small increase in the Hispanic population with this surname, from 2.21% to 2.86%. Those identifying with two or more races represented 2.21% of the Crnkovics in 2000, but this number fell to zero by 2010. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	95.24%	-0.36%
Hispanic	2.21%	2.86%	29.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.21%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%