Explore the Family Name Zinke

The meaning of Zinke

German: variant of Zink. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Reinold, Siebert.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zinke saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 22,098th most popular surname, but slipped to 23,866th place by 2010, representing an 8% drop. The actual number of people with the surname also declined during this decade, from 1,092 to 1,058, which is a decrease of approximately 3.11%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Zinke per 100,000 people decreased by 10%, from 0.4 to 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,098	#23,866	-8%
Count	1,092	1,058	-3.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.36	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zinke

The ethnic identity tied to the surname Zinke experienced some changes over the same period. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of people with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a small decrease from 96.15% to 94.14%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but this changed by 2010, with 0.57% identifying as such. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 0.92% to 2.46%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races also saw an increase, growing from 1.47% to 1.89%. However, the representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals decreased to zero from a prior 0.55%. There were no individuals who identified as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.15%	94.14%	-2.09%
Hispanic	0.92%	2.46%	167.39%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.89%	28.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.55%	0%	0%