Explore the Family Name Yockey

The meaning of Yockey

Probably an Americanized form of German Jocke, a very rare cognate of Jock.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yockey has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yockey ranked 13,802nd in popularity among U.S. surnames, with 2,011 individuals carrying this name. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 15,262 and the count of individuals bearing this surname had also decreased to 1,925. This represents a drop of roughly 10.58% in ranking and 4.28% in the count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,802	#15,262	-10.58%
Count	2,011	1,925	-4.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	0.65	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yockey

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Yockey, it's important to note that this information is derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. The data shows that in both 2000 and 2010, the major ethnicity associated with the name was White, at 97.22% and 96.83% respectively, showing a minimal decrease of 0.40%. Also noticeable is the increase in those identifying as two or more races, which rose from 0.90% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010, a growth of 55.56%. The proportion of those with Yockey surname identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase, going up from 0.85% in 2000 to 0.94% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in 2000, by 2010, 0.52% of Yockeys identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. Conversely, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to 0% in 2010 from 0.50% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.22%	96.83%	-0.4%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.4%	55.56%
Hispanic	0.85%	0.94%	10.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0%	0%