How common is the surname Yokley?

1,262 people in the United States had the surname Yokley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,648 Americans. It ranked 20,884th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Yokley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,226 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,262 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Yokley

A surname, carried by 1,262 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Y240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yokley is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,262 people named Yokley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 244,648 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,226.

#20,884

rank among US surnames

1,262

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,204)

Who is named Yokley

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

75% of people named Yokley identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Yokley?: 1,262 people in the United States had the surname Yokley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,648 Americans. It ranked 20,884th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yokley?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Yokley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Yokley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,226 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,262 in 2010, up 2.9%.