Explore the Family Name Rovinsky

The meaning of Rovinsky

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Rovno in Ukraine. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Serafima, Vladimir, Yury.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rovinsky has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States. In 2000, it ranked as the 62,961st most common surname, but by 2010, it fell to 67,126th place—a decrease of approximately 6.62 percent. The total count of individuals with this surname also dropped in this period from 297 to 294, marking a slight decline of about 1.01 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Rovinsky per 100,000 residents in the U.S. went down by 9.09 percent, from 0.11 to 0.10.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,961	#67,126	-6.62%
Count	297	294	-1.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rovinsky

Regarding the ethnicity of Rovinskys, Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority identify as White, although this proportion decreased slightly from 96.63 percent in 2000 to 93.88 percent in 2010. During the same period, there was also a minor increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.69 percent to 2.72 percent. For the first time, a small fraction—1.70 percent—reported their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while no change was recorded among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Those identifying with two or more races were also documented in 2000, but this category was not reported in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	93.88%	-2.85%
Hispanic	2.69%	2.72%	1.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.7%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%