Explore the Family Name Mihajlovic

The meaning of Mihajlovic

Serbian and Croatian (Mihajlović): patronymic from the especially Serbian personal name Mihajlo, an equivalent of Michael. Compare Mihailovich and Mihalovich.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Mihajlovic' has seen a noticeable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 112,365, but by 2010 it had climbed to a rank of 106,096, reflecting an improvement of 5.58%. The actual count of people with this surname grew from 145 in 2000 to 168 in 2010, marking an increase of approximately 15.86%. This growth is further highlighted by the slight increase in proportion per 100,000 population, which went up from 0.05 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010, indicating a 20% raise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#112,365	#106,096	5.58%
Count	145	168	15.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.06	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mihajlovic

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Mihajlovic' primarily falls within the White category, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.17% of the bearers of this surname identified as White, and this percentage rose slightly to 97.62% by 2010, showing a change of 2.57%. There were also those who identified with two or more races in 2000, comprising 4.83% of the individuals with this surname. However, by 2010, this percentage fell to zero. No significant changes were noted for categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native as the percentages remained at zero for both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.17%	97.62%	2.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	4.83%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%