Explore the Family Name Jankovich

The meaning of Jankovich

Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Janković or Slovenian and Slovak Jankoviბ (see Jankovic, compare Yankovich), and also of their Hungarized form Jankovics. Some characteristic forenames: Serbian and Croatian Rade, Zarko. Hungarian Sandor, Geza, Tibor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jankovich shifted in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 44,654th most common surname, dropping to the 47,521st position by 2010 — a decrease of 6.42%. The number of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 453 in 2000 to 446 in 2010, showing a decline of 1.55%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Jankovich surname per 100,000 population fell by 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,654	#47,521	-6.42%
Count	453	446	-1.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jankovich

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Jankovich. As of 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 96.64%, a slight decrease from 98.23% in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a slight increase, going from 1.10% in 2000 to 1.12% in 2010. Notably, there was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native among individuals with the Jankovich surname in either census year. However, the 2010 data did show a new emergence of Hispanic representation at 1.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.23%	96.64%	-1.62%
Hispanic	0%	1.57%	0%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.12%	1.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%