Explore the Family Name Kristo

The meaning of Kristo

1. Albanian: from a short form of the personal name Kristofor, an equivalent of Christopher. 2. Croatian and Slovak (Krišto): from a vernacular short form of the personal name Croatian Kristofor or Croatian and Slovak Krištof ‘Christopher’ (see Kristof). Compare Cristo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Kristo' significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Kristo ranked as the 81,414th most common last name, but by 2010 it had jumped to 63,524th, reflecting a change of nearly 22%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew during this period, with an increase of 45.37% from 216 in 2000 to 314 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Kristo per 100,000 population rose from 0.08 to 0.11, indicating a growth of 37.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,414	#63,524	21.97%
Count	216	314	45.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kristo

With regard to ethnic identity, the census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Kristo' identify as White, with the percentage increasing slightly from 94.91% in 2000 to 97.13% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were individuals identifying with two or more races in 2000 (2.31%), this group was not present in the 2010 data, marking a decrease of 100%. No changes were recorded among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian/Alaskan Native groups during this decade, with all remaining at 0%, possibly due to suppressed data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.91%	97.13%	2.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.31%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%