Explore the Family Name Korba

The meaning of Korba

1. Polish, Ukrainian, and Rusyn: from korba ‘crank’, perhaps a nickname or an occupational name. 2. Slovak and Czech: from korba ‘upper part of sleigh or of light carriage, made of twigs or small boards’, perhaps applied as metonymic occupational name. 3. In some cases possibly also an American shortened (or Greek feminine) form of Greek Korbas: nickname for a person with black hair, from Albanian korb ‘crow’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Korba has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 36,276th in 2000 to 35,246th in 2010, indicating a 2.84% rise in its popularity. Similarly, the count of individuals with this last name also grew by approximately 9.61%, from 583 to 639. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,276	#35,246	2.84%
Count	583	639	9.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Korba

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Korba identify as White, though there was a slight decrease from 97.77% in 2000 to 95.62% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 24.34%, moving from 1.89% in 2000 to 2.35% in 2010. In 2010, for the first time, some individuals with this surname started identifying with two or more races, accounting for 1.25% of Korbians. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.77%	95.62%	-2.2%
Hispanic	1.89%	2.35%	24.34%
Two or More Races	0%	1.25%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%