Explore the Family Name Kolanko

The meaning of Kolanko

1. Polish: nickname for someone with a deformed knee, from a diminutive of Kolano. 2. Ukrainian: from a pet form of the personal name Mikola, Ukrainian form of Nicholas. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Jaroslaw, Kazimierz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kolanko has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 78,035 in popularity across the United States, with an estimated count of 228 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, however, the surname had slipped to 94,311 in rank, representing a drop of approximately 20.86 percent. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period, from 228 to 194, marking a reduction of about 14.91 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,035	#94,311	-20.86%
Count	228	194	-14.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kolanko

Shifting our focus onto the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kolanko, we can see, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, that the majority of people holding this name identify as White. In 2000, 97.37 percent of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this figure decreased slightly to 95.88 percent by 2010. Interestingly, the subsequent decade saw the emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation within carriers of the Kolanko surname, albeit at a low proportion of 3.09 percent. There was no reported change for those identifying as Hispanic, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.37%	95.88%	-1.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.09%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%