Explore the Family Name Hresko

The meaning of Hresko

1. Rusyn (from Slovakia) and Slovak (Hreško): from a pet form of the personal name Hrehor, the Rusyn and regional Slovak variant of Gregor ‘Gregory’. Compare Gresko 2. 2. Ukrainian: from a pet form of the personal name Hrehor, a variant of Hryhor, vernacular equivalent of Latin Gregorius (see Gregory). Compare Gresko 1.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hresko experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 70,273rd most common surname in the United States and then dropped to 71,265th in 2010, marking a 1.41% decrease in rank. The count of individuals with this surname increased from 260 in 2000 to 274 in 2010, indicating a 5.38% growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined from 0.1 to 0.09 during the same period, a decrease of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,273	#71,265	-1.41%
Count	260	274	5.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hresko

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in both 2000 and 2010, the vast majority of those with the Hresko surname identified as White – 96.92% in 2000 and 96.72% in 2010. There was a slight decrease of 0.21% over the decade. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, individuals identifying with two or more races appeared in 2010, accounting for 2.19% of the Hreskos. Meanwhile, those who identified as Hispanic were only present in 2000, making up 2.31% of the Hreskos that year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.92%	96.72%	-0.21%
Two or More Races	0%	2.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%