Explore the Family Name Gresko

The meaning of Gresko

1. Ukrainian: from a pet form of the personal name Hrehor (Russian-oriented transliteration Gregor), a variant of Hryhor (Grygor), vernacular equivalent of Latin Gregorius (see Gregory). Compare Hresko 2. 2. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) (Greško): from a pet form of the personal name Gregor (Rusyn Hrehor) ‘Gregory’. Compare Hresko 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gresko has seen a slight decline in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 26,520th, but by 2010, it had slipped to 28,065th, marking a decrease of 5.83%. The number of individuals with this last name also dipped slightly from 865 in 2000 to 853 in 2010, a minor drop of 1.39%. As a result, the proportion of people named Gresko per 100,000 also fell by 9.38% over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,520	#28,065	-5.83%
Count	865	853	-1.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gresko

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Gresko is predominantly White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, an overwhelming 97.80% of Greskos identified as White, and though this figure dipped slightly to 97.30% by 2010, it still represents the majority ethnicity. The census also shows a notable increase in the number of Hispanic individuals with the Gresko surname, up from 0.69% in 2000 to 1.88% in 2010, a substantial leap of 172.46%. During both censuses, no Greskos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, and the percentage identifying as two or more races was reduced to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.8%	97.3%	-0.51%
Hispanic	0.69%	1.88%	172.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.92%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%