Explore the Family Name Wasko

The meaning of Wasko

1. Polish (Waśko): from a pet form of the personal name Wasyl (see Wasil) or of Iwan, from Latin Johannes (see John). 2. Americanized form of Slovak, Czech, Ukrainian, Rusyn, and Croatian Vaško or Vasko. Compare Wasco and Washko.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wasko has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wasko was the 14,943rd most common surname in the United States with a count of 1,815 occurrences, or 0.67 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 16,743 with a total count of 1,708 occurrences or 0.58 per 100,000 people. This represents a drop in rank of 12.05% and a decrease of 5.9% in total count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,943	#16,743	-12.05%
Count	1,815	1,708	-5.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.58	-13.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wasko

In terms of ethnic identity, the U.S. Census data shows that individuals carrying the surname Wasko predominantly identify as White, with this group accounting for 96.42% in 2000 and 95.67% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, rising from 0.61% in 2000 to 1.17% in 2010 - an increase of 91.8%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 0.72% in 2000 to 0.29% in 2010, marking a reduction of 59.72%. Additionally, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.93% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010, a rise of 42.49%. There were no recorded instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities associated with this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.42%	95.67%	-0.78%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.75%	42.49%
Two or More Races	0.61%	1.17%	91.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0.29%	-59.72%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%