Explore the Family Name Gasko

The meaning of Gasko

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): Russified form of the Yiddish personal name Haske, a pet form of Haskl (see Ezekiel). The initial g developed since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names. 2. Slovak (Gaško): from the personal name Gaško, a pet form of Gašpar (see Gaspar). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Yigal.

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

According to the data collected during the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gasko saw a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gasko ranked 91,404 in popularity with 187 individuals bearing this last name. This represented a proportion of 0.07 per 100k population. By 2010, the rank had dropped slightly to 92,719 despite an increase in the count to 198, representing roughly the same proportion (0.07 per 100K) within the population. This translates to a negative change of 1.44 in rank but a positive 5.88 increase in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,404	#92,719	-1.44%
Count	187	198	5.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gasko

In terms of ethnic identity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Gasko identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, at 94.12% and 93.43% respectively, indicating a slight decrease of 0.73%. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year. Notably, there was a new appearance of the Hispanic category in 2010, accounting for 5.05% of those with the Gasko surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.12%	93.43%	-0.73%
Hispanic	0%	5.05%	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%