Explore the Family Name Korol

The meaning of Korol

1. Ukrainian: nickname from korol ‘king’, an East Slavic word of the same origin as Kral. 2. Jewish (from Ukraine): artificial name, taken from the Slavic vocabulary word (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: Russian Sergey, Svetlana, Aleksandr, Arkadiy, Boris, Fanya, Fruma, Gennady, Khayka, Lev, Leyzer, Nikolai. Jewish Avram, Ber, Etya, Volf, Yakov. Polish Casimir, Janina, Oleksa, Slawomir, Zbigniew.

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

The surname Korol showed an increase in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Korol ranked 39,946 in popularity with a count of 517 bearers or 0.19 per 100k population. By 2010, its rank had improved to 37,341, reflecting a 6.52% increase. The count of people bearing this surname also grew to 597, marking a substantial 15.47% rise, and the proportion per 100k population marginally increased to 0.2, up by 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,946	#37,341	6.52%
Count	517	597	15.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Korol

Regarding the ethnic identity of Korol bearers, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 98.07% self-identified as White in 2000, which slightly increased to 98.99% in 2010. However, there was a significant change for those identifying with two or more races, dropping from 1.16% in 2000 to none in 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained consistent at 0% across the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.07%	98.99%	0.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%