Explore the Family Name Yono

The meaning of Yono

1. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a variant of Syriac yōnā ‘dove, pigeon’, probably applied as a nickname. 2. In some cases probably also Indonesian: from the male personal name Yono, of unexplained etymology.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Yono has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 47,939, but it rose to the rank of 41,303 by 2010, marking an upward shift of 13.84 percent. This rise in popularity was also reflected in the number of people bearing the surname, with the count increasing from 415 in 2000 to 527 in 2010, a jump of 26.99 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also increased by 20 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,939	#41,303	13.84%
Count	415	527	26.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.18	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yono

In terms of the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Yono, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped significantly from 1.93 percent to 0.95 percent. Similarly, there was a dramatic decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races, dropping from 6.99 percent to 2.09 percent. However, there was a notable increase in the number of Yono individuals identifying as White, rising from 90.36 percent to 96.58 percent. There were no Yono individuals that identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.36%	96.58%	6.88%
Two or More Races	6.99%	2.09%	-70.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.93%	0.95%	-50.78%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%