Explore the Family Name Skokan

The meaning of Skokan

Czech and Slovak: from skokan ‘jumper’, also ‘frog’, probably used as a nickname for someone who tended to dash about or an occupational name for an acrobat. Some characteristic forenames: Czech Zdenek.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Skokan gained popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 56,979th and increased in rank to 55,619th in 2010, a change of 2.39%. Additionally, the number of people with the Skokan surname also increased from 335 in 2000 to 369 in 2010, which is an increase of 10.15%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100 thousand people also slightly grew from 0.12 to 0.13 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,979	#55,619	2.39%
Count	335	369	10.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Skokan

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Skokan has also seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. The data suggests that the majority of those with the Skokan surname identify as White, although the percentage decreased from 94.03% in 2000 to 88.89% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic from 4.48% in 2000 to 7.05% in 2010. The census data from 2010 also showed a small percentage (2.71%) of people with the Skokan surname identifying with two or more races, a category that saw no representation in 2000. No Skokan identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.03%	88.89%	-5.47%
Hispanic	4.48%	7.05%	57.37%
Two or More Races	0%	2.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%