Explore the Family Name Marinovich

The meaning of Marinovich

1. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Marinović: patronymic from the personal name Marin (from Latin Marinus). 2. Ukrainian (standard transliteration Marynovych): patronymic from the personal name Maryn (see Marin).

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marinovich showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Marinovich was ranked 59,916th among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 62,045th, reflecting a 3.55% drop. However, the number of individuals bearing this name slightly increased during the same period, with a count rising from 315 in 2000 to 323 in 2010, marking a 2.54% growth. The proportion of the population with this last name per 100,000 people also slightly decreased by 8.33% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,916	#62,045	-3.55%
Count	315	323	2.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marinovich

As for the ethnic identity associated with the name Marinovich, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that it is overwhelmingly identified as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of those with the surname identified themselves as White, with a minor decrease of 0.21% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.90% in 2000 to 2.48% in 2010, representing a change of 30.53%. There were no recorded instances of individuals associating the name with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.87%	95.67%	-0.21%
Hispanic	1.9%	2.48%	30.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%