Explore the Family Name Frankovich

The meaning of Frankovich

1. Americanized form of Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Frankowicz, Croatian Franković, Slovenian and Slovak Frankovič: patronymic from the personal name Franko. Compare Frankovic. 2. Ukrainian (standard transliteration Frankovych): patronymic from the personal name Franko.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Frankovich has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 30,383, but this position fell by 2.38% to 31,107 in 2010. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname rose slightly from 726 in 2000 to 746 in 2010, an increase of 2.75%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease from 0.27 to 0.25, approximately -7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,383	#31,107	-2.38%
Count	726	746	2.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frankovich

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Frankovich is predominantly White, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a negligible decrease of -0.86% over the decade. There was no recorded change among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, representation among those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 151.04%, albeit from a much smaller base of 0.96% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010. There was a decrease in those identifying as two or more races, falling from 2.20% to 1.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.14%	95.31%	-0.86%
Hispanic	0.96%	2.41%	151.04%
Two or More Races	2.2%	1.74%	-20.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%