Explore the Family Name Yarboro

The meaning of Yarboro

English: variant of Yarbrough.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Yarboro has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 62,046th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 49,546th position, showing a change of more than 20 percent. The count of individuals with this name also increased during this period from 302 to 424, marking an impressive growth of over 40 percent. The proportion of people with the surname Yarboro per 100k population rose by about 27 percent, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#62,046#49,54620.15%
Count30242440.4%
Proportion per 100k0.110.1427.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yarboro

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Yarboro identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 85.76% to 82.08%. The percentage of those identifying as Black also saw a slight increase from 12.58% in 2000 to 13.68% in 2010. A new addition in 2010 was the category "Two or More Races", which made up 3.30% of the Yarboro population. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White85.76%82.08%-4.29%
Black12.58%13.68%8.74%
Two or More Races0%3.3%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%