Explore the Family Name Yako

The meaning of Yako

1. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a Syriac vernacular form of the personal name Yaʿqōb or Yaʿqūb, equivalents of Jacob. 2. Japanese: written 八子 ‘eight children’, 谷古 ‘valley’ and ‘ancient’, 矢子 ‘arrow’ and ‘child’, and other variants. Another possibility is Yakō in which the second character could be 高 ‘high’, 光 ‘shining’, etc.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Yako has grown in popularity within the United States. In 2000, it was ranked 63,450th most common, but by 2010, it had risen to the 54,752nd position, a 13.71% increase. The number of people with the surname also rose from 294 in 2000 to 376 in 2010, marking a substantial increase of 27.89%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Yako per 100,000 people increased by 18.18% from 0.11 to 0.13 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#54,752	13.71%
Count	294	376	27.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yako

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Yako surname identified as White, increasing from 73.47% in 2000 to 82.45% in 2010. However, there was a significant decrease in those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races, dropping by 58.24% and 42.38% respectively. A new ethnic identity appeared in 2010; Hispanic, which was at 0% in 2000, recorded a 2.66% presence. Black remained constant at 0%, while American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased slightly from 6.80% to 5.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.47%	82.45%	12.22%
Two or More Races	12.93%	7.45%	-42.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	6.8%	5.32%	-21.76%
Hispanic	0%	2.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.1%	2.13%	-58.24%
Black	0%	0%	0%