Explore the Family Name Skok

The meaning of Skok

1. Slovenian and Croatian: nickname for a refugee from the Turks (i.e. the Ottoman Empire) in the 15th and 16th centuries (see Turk), from uskok, a derivative of uskočiti ‘to flee’. It can also be a nickname for an agile or irritable man, derived directly from skok ‘jump’ (compare below). 2. Jewish (from Lithuania and Latvia): habitational name from Skoki, the Russian and Polish name for the village of Skakai in western Lithuania. 3. Polish: nickname for someone who tended to dash about, from skok ‘jump’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Skok ranked 36,761 in popularity in 2000 and slightly decreased to 37,180 in 2010, marking a modest change of -1.14. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 573 in 2000 to 600 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 4.71. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 4.76%, from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,761	#37,180	-1.14%
Count	573	600	4.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Skok

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Skok, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, making up 96.86% in 2000 and 95.67% in 2010, a slight decrease of 1.23%. The Hispanic representation experienced a significant increase of 32.16%, from 2.27% in 2000 to 3% in 2010. Notably, there were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those from two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.86%	95.67%	-1.23%
Hispanic	2.27%	3%	32.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%