Explore the Family Name Parkos

The meaning of Parkos

Czech: from parkos ‘dry stick, dry branch’, probably an unflattering nickname.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Parkos decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Parkos ranked 64,186th in terms of frequency among all surnames in the United States, but it dropped to the 71,478th spot by 2010, marking an 11.36 percent decrease. The count of individuals bearing this surname also saw a decline of about 5.86 percent during the same period, falling from 290 in 2000 to 273 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Parkos name per 100,000 residents similarly decreased by 18.18 percent, moving from 0.11 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#71,478	-11.36%
Count	290	273	-5.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Parkos

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts within the Parkos population between 2000 and 2010. While the majority continued to identify as White, dropping slightly from 93.79 percent to 90.48 percent, there were notable changes in other ethnic identities. For instance, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander emerged from zero in 2000 to make up 1.83 percent of the Parkos population by 2010. There was also an appearance of Hispanic identity, constituting 3.30 percent of the Parkos population in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals with the Parkos surname who identified as having two or more races fell by 20.29 percent over the decade. The data for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities were either suppressed or remained at zero throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.79%	90.48%	-3.53%
Two or More Races	4.14%	3.3%	-20.29%
Hispanic	0%	3.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.83%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%