Explore the Family Name Marinko

The meaning of Marinko

Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, and Slovak: 1. metronymic from the personal name Marija (see Maria). 2. from the personal name Marinko, a pet form of Marin 1 or a male derivative of the female personal name Marija.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marinko has experienced some fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 58,553, but by 2010 it fell to 64,388, marking a decrease of approximately 10%. Similarly, the number of individuals carrying this surname also shrunk slightly over this period from 324 to 309, which denotes a drop of around 4.63%. Correspondingly, the proportion of individuals named Marinko per 100,000 people decreased from 0.12 to 0.1, indicating a decline of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#64,388	-9.97%
Count	324	309	-4.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marinko

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Marinko, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the largest group identified as White, with the percentage remaining relatively steady at 93.83% in 2000 and 93.85% in 2010. The next largest ethnicity recorded for this surname was Hispanic, which saw a significant increase from 2.47% in 2000 to 3.88% in 2010. This represents an impressive growth of 57.09%. However, the proportion of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.47% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Additionally, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.83%	93.85%	0.02%
Hispanic	2.47%	3.88%	57.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%