Explore the Family Name Timko

The meaning of Timko

1. Slovak; Rusyn and Ukrainian (standard transliteration Tymko): from a pet form of the personal name Timotej, Rusyn and Ukrainian Tymofiy. 2. Hungarian (Timkó): from a pet form of the personal name Timót, a shortened form of Latin Tymotheus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Timko saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 11,012 in terms of popularity and fell to 12,261 by 2010, marking an 11.34% decrease. Similarly, the count of people bearing the Timko surname also dropped from 2,649 in 2000 to 2,537 in 2010, showing a 4.23% reduction. The proportion per 100k people with this surname slightly decreased by 12.24% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,012	#12,261	-11.34%
Count	2,649	2,537	-4.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.98	0.86	-12.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Timko

When examining the ethnicity of those with the Timko surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a small shift in its distribution between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals identified as White (96.72%) and this remained largely unchanged in 2010 (95.94%), experiencing only a minor 0.81% decrease. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased by 16.27% during this period. There was also a new category in 2010 for those identifying with two or more races. However, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 14.46%, while the Black category was not represented in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained consistent at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	95.94%	-0.81%
Hispanic	1.66%	1.93%	16.27%
Two or More Races	0%	0.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.83%	0.71%	-14.46%
Black	0.38%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%