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    The surname Valko

    A Russian surname, carried by 671 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V420

    Valko: #33,894 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Valko #33,894, 671 people Valko: #33,894 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Valko #33,894, 671 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Valko is more common than 79.1% of them.

    Origin

    Russian origin

    Borrowed from Russian or Ukrainian Валько (Valʹko). It could also be from Hungarian Valkó, a pet form of the personal name Valér.

    One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 671 people named Valko in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. That is down 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 715.

    #33,894
    rank among US surnames
    671
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #30,753)

    Who is named Valko

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Valko identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Valko

    Valko has the Soundex code V420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V420.

    Other Russian surnames

    All 24 Russian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Valko come from?
    Borrowed from Russian or Ukrainian Валько (Valʹko). It could also be from Hungarian Valkó, a pet form of the personal name Valér.
    How common is the surname Valko?
    671 people in the United States had the surname Valko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. It ranked 33,894th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Valko?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Valko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Valko getting more or less common?
    Less common. 715 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 671 in 2010, down 6.2%.