# Timko (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/timko/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Slovak.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Slovak |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,537 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,261 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 121,697 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.2% (2,649 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak Timko.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Timko in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Similar surnames

Tomko, Tims, Thomas, Tang, Tong, Tinoco, Tanaka, Towns, Tamez, Tomas, Thames, Townes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.