Explore the Family Name Simko

The meaning of Simko

1. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia, Serbia, and Croatia) (Šimko): from a pet form of the personal name Šimon, an equivalent of Simon. 2. Hungarian (Simkó), Rusyn (from Slovakia), and Slovak: from a pet form of the personal name Simon.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Simko saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 13,144th in 2000, it dropped to the 14,042nd position in 2010, representing a decrease of 6.83%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Simko surname slightly increased during this period, going from 2,133 to 2,145, which is an increase of 0.56%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 7.59%, indicating that while there are more people named Simko, the surname has become less common relative to the total population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,144	#14,042	-6.83%
Count	2,133	2,145	0.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.73	-7.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Simko

In terms of ethnicity, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the Simko surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage slightly decreased from 97.14% to 96.83%. The percentages for those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or as belonging to two or more races both also decreased during this period. On the other hand, there were notable increases in the Hispanic and Black populations with this surname, rising by 41.57% and 42.42% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	96.83%	-0.32%
Hispanic	0.89%	1.26%	41.57%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.03%	-11.97%
Black	0.33%	0.47%	42.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.42%	-10.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%