Explore the Family Name Yaklin

The meaning of Yaklin

1. Americanized form of South German Jaklin and possibly also of its cognate Jäcklin: from a pet form of the personal name Jakob (see Jacob). 2. Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Jaklin: from an old vernacular pet form (of German origin; see above) of the personal name Jakob (see Jacob).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yaklin has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yaklin ranked 38,320 in popularity and dropped to 38,850 in 2010 - a change of -1.38%. While the rank decreased, the count or number of individuals with the Yaklin surname increased by 4.6% from 543 people in 2000 to 568 in 2010. However, this increase didn't translate to an overall rise in popularity as the proportion per 100k fell by 5.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#38,850	-1.38%
Count	543	568	4.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yaklin

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Yaklin surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease of 1.3%. During this period, the proportion identifying as Hispanic increased by 43.41% from 2.58% to 3.7%. The data for 2010 also shows a new ethnic identity category with individuals identifying as two or more races, making up 0.88% of those with the Yaklin surname. There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.32%	95.07%	-1.3%
Hispanic	2.58%	3.7%	43.41%
Two or More Races	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%