Explore the Family Name Yunker

The meaning of Yunker

Americanized form of German Junker.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Yunker experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yunker was ranked as the 13,989th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 15,483rd spot, representing a decrease of 10.68%. The total count of individuals with the Yunker surname also decreased slightly from 1,979 in 2000 to 1,891 in 2010, a drop of 4.45%. Similarly, the proportion of Yunkers per 100,000 people in the population decreased by 12.33% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,989	#15,483	-10.68%
Count	1,979	1,891	-4.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.64	-12.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yunker

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes within the Yunker surname holders. The percentage of Yunkers who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a notable increase of 240% from 2000 to 2010, going from 0.25% to 0.85%, although overall numbers remain small. Those who reported belonging to two or more ethnicities rose slightly by 4.72%, from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.11% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as White made up the majority of Yunkers at 97.52% in 2000 and 96.56% in 2010, showing a slight decline of 0.98%. The percentage of Yunkers identifying as Hispanic increased by 11.11% from 0.81% to 0.90%. However, the numbers for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either very low or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.52%	96.56%	-0.98%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.11%	4.72%
Hispanic	0.81%	0.9%	11.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.85%	240%
Black	0.35%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%