Explore the Family Name Okoro

The meaning of Okoro

West African (Nigeria): from the Igbo personal name Okoro, meaning ‘boy, young man’. Compare Okolo.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Okoro has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,912 in popularity, but by 2010 it had risen to the 20,227th position – a notable increase of 30.04%. The count of people with this surname also saw a substantial surge, growing from 774 in 2000 to 1,317 in 2010 – an impressive growth of 70.16%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Okoro per 100,000 inhabitants rose by 55.17% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,912	#20,227	30.04%
Count	774	1,317	70.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.45	55.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Okoro

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Okoro surname is predominantly associated with the Black community in the U.S. In 2010, a substantial 95.75% of individuals with the Okoro surname identified as Black, showing a slight increase of 1.80% from 2000. A small percentage identified as White (1.29%) or belonging to two or more races (1.59%). Notably, there was a decrease in the latter category by 60.35%. The Hispanic community within the Okoro surname holders also grew, albeit from zero in 2000 to 0.91% in 2010. However, there were no reported instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.06%	95.75%	1.8%
Two or More Races	4.01%	1.59%	-60.35%
White	1.42%	1.29%	-9.15%
Hispanic	0%	0.91%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%