Explore the Family Name Rukavina

The meaning of Rukavina

Croatian and Serbian: nickname from an augmentative derivative of rukav ‘sleeve’, denoting someone who wore a shirt with very wide sleeves. Some characteristic forenames: Croatian and Serbian Branko, Darko, Davor, Mile, Nenad.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rukavina saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 38,464th most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to rank 39,960. This represented a change of -3.89%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Rukavina surname increased slightly from 541 in 2000 to 549 in 2010, an increase of 1.48%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of -5.00%, moving from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,464	#39,960	-3.89%
Count	541	549	1.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rukavina

The ethnic identity associated with the Rukavina surname also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In the year 2000, 96.86% of individuals with this surname identified as white, but that number decreased to 94.35% by 2010. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or two or more races in either year, and the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives dropped from 0.92% to zero, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic. This group went from representing 1.66% of all Rukavinas in 2000 to 4.55% in 2010 – a significant change of 174.10%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.86%	94.35%	-2.59%
Hispanic	1.66%	4.55%	174.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.92%	0%	0%