Explore the Family Name Jaschke

The meaning of Jaschke

1. Germanized form of Sorbian Jašk and, as Jäschke, also of the cognates Ješk, Ješka, and Ješko (see Jaeschke). 2. Germanized form of various other Slavic cognates (or just like-sounding surnames) of 1 above, such as Czech and Slovak Jašek (see Jasek), Polish Jaśko (see Jasko).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jaschke saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname was ranked as the 92,217th most popular in 2000, but dropped to the 93,125th position by 2010, representing a minor decrease of 0.98%. However, the number of individuals with the Jaschke surname increased during this decade from 185 to 197, showing a growth of 6.49%. This means that even though the surname's rank decreased, the prevalence of the surname in the United States grew.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#92,217	#93,125	-0.98%
Count	185	197	6.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jaschke

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Jaschke surname identified themselves as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.84% identified as White, while in 2010, the percentage slightly decreased to 94.42%, representing a change of -3.50%. Meanwhile, there was a growth in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, increasing to 3.55% in 2010 from no reported Hispanics in 2000. It is worth noting that the data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed or reported zero during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.84%	94.42%	-3.5%
Hispanic	0%	3.55%	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%