Explore the Family Name Miko

The meaning of Miko

Hungarian (Mikó): from a pet form of the personal names Miklós (Hungarian form of Nicholas) or Mihály (Hungarian form of Michael). Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Bela, Arpad, Zoltan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Miko has seen a slight growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Miko was ranked 33,169 in terms of U.S. surnames, but by 2010 it had moved up to rank 32,485, indicating an increase of 2.06 percent. The total count of people with the surname also rose from 650 in 2000 to 708 in 2010, marking an 8.92 percent increase. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,169	#32,485	2.06%
Count	650	708	8.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Miko

The ethnicity associated with the surname Miko also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The white ethnicity with this surname saw a decrease from 93.69 percent in 2000 to 90.68 percent in 2010, while those identifying as having Hispanic ethnicity increased significantly from 1.69 percent to 3.81 percent over the same period. Asian/Pacific Islander representation declined slightly from 2.92 percent to 2.54 percent. The count of individuals identifying as two or more races saw a small uptick from 1.38 percent to 1.41 percent. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Miko surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.69%	90.68%	-3.21%
Hispanic	1.69%	3.81%	125.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.92%	2.54%	-13.01%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.41%	2.17%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%