Explore the Family Name Yatsko

The meaning of Yatsko

1. Ukrainian and Belorussian: from a pet form of any personal name beginning with Ya-, primarily Yakiv and Yakaǔ, the Ukrainian and the Belorussian forms of Biblical Jacob, respectively. 2. Americanized form of Slovak and Polish Jacko. It may also be a shortened (and altered) form of any of various surnames beginning with Jacko- or Yatsko-, such as Polish Jackowski and its Ukrainian and Belorussian cognate Yatskovsky.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yatsko has seen a slight fluctuation in terms of its popularity. In 2000, the name ranked 32,782 and then moved to rank 33,121 in 2010, marking a slight decrease of 1.03%. However, the total count of people with the Yatsko surname increased by 4.7%, from 660 in 2000 to 691 in 2010. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people decreased slightly by 4.17%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#32,782#33,121-1.03%
Count6606914.7%
Proportion per 100k0.240.23-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yatsko

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Yatsko surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we can see some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identified as White, with 97.58% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 96.67% in 2010. There was a small increase in those identifying with Two or more races, going from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.59% in 2010. Furthermore, the census data shows new reports of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic ethnicity within the Yatsko surname, both of which were absent in the 2000 census. No individuals reported being Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White97.58%96.67%-0.93%
Two or More Races1.06%1.59%50%
Hispanic0%1.01%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.72%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%