Explore the Family Name Yonke

The meaning of Yonke

Americanized form of German, Slovenian, and Croatian Jonke.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Yonke slipped in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,860 out of all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 38,948 – a decrease of 8.61%. In terms of numbers, there were 592 individuals with the surname Yonke in 2000, which decreased to 566 by 2010, representing a decline of 4.39%. Moreover, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also fell from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010, indicating a drop of 13.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,860	#38,948	-8.61%
Count	592	566	-4.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yonke

The ethnic identity associated with the Yonke surname showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The vast majority of bearers of the Yonke surname identified as White in both 2000 (96.96%) and 2010 (96.11%), although there was a slight decrease of 0.88% over the decade. The percentage of Yonkes identifying as Hispanic or Black increased during that period. Hispanics went from 1.01% in 2000 to 1.24% in 2010, showing an increase of 22.77%, while those identifying as Black increased from 1.18% to 1.59%, a rise of 34.75%. The figures for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0 in both years, implying no recorded individuals with the Yonke surname identified with these ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	96.11%	-0.88%
Black	1.18%	1.59%	34.75%
Hispanic	1.01%	1.24%	22.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%