Explore the Family Name Skender

The meaning of Skender

Croatian, Bosniak, and Slovenian; Muslim (Algeria): from the Muslim personal name Skender, derived from Turkish Iskender (see Alexander). In Croatia, this surname originated as a nickname during the Turkish occupation of the Balkans; it was brought to Slovenia mostly by Croatian refugees from the Turks.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Skender has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 58,849th in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had dropped to 89,753rd, marking a decline of 52.51%. The total count of individuals bearing the surname also fell from 322 to 206 during this decade, a decrease of 36.02%. As a result, the proportion of people named Skender per 100,000 population decreased by 41.67%, falling from 0.12 in 2000 to just 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#89,753	-52.51%
Count	322	206	-36.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.07	-41.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Skender

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Skender, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with this last name identify as White. In 2000, 92.24% identified as such, increasing to 98.06% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no reported instances of individuals with the surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped from 6.21% in 2000 to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.24%	98.06%	6.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	6.21%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%