2010
#147,253
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 112
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.04
Very Rare Last name
Serenko
A surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Serhiy.
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 127 Americans carry the last name Serenko. That puts it at #148,665 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.04 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 2,698,853 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Serenko surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
127
1 in 2,698,853
Census rank
#148,665
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.0
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
111
very rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 111 bearers of the surname Serenko in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.04 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 148665th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Serenko, the largest self-reported group is White at 92.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.6%) and Two or More Races (2.7%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Serenko
The surname Serenko is of Ukrainian origin, originating in the western regions of Ukraine and neighboring areas of Poland and Belarus. It likely emerged during the 16th to 18th centuries, deriving from the Ukrainian word "seren'kyi," meaning "grayish" or "ash-colored." This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone with grayish hair or a grayish complexion.
Historically, the name appears in various Ukrainian church records and census documents from the 17th century onwards. One of the earliest recorded instances is in the parish records of the village of Dobrotvir, located in the Lviv region of western Ukraine, where a Petro Serenko is mentioned in 1672.
In the late 18th century, the name is found in the Cossack registers of the Zaporizhian Host, a semi-autonomous Cossack territory within the Ukrainian lands of the Russian Empire. A notable example is Havrylo Serenko, a Cossack leader born around 1745 who led a rebellion against Russian rule in 1768.
As the Ukrainian diaspora spread across Eastern Europe and beyond, the name began to appear in other regions. In the 19th century, we find records of Serenkos in the Voronezh and Kursk governorates of Russia, likely descendants of Ukrainian settlers who had moved there.
One prominent figure was Mykola Serenko, a Ukrainian artist born in 1890 in the Poltava region of central Ukraine. He was known for his landscape paintings and became a member of the prestigious St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1916.
Another notable Serenko was Hryhorii Serenko, a Ukrainian writer and playwright born in 1920 in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. His works often focused on the lives of coal miners and the working class in the industrial regions of Ukraine.
During the 20th century, as Ukraine experienced periods of Soviet rule and later independence, the Serenko surname continued to be found among Ukrainians and Ukrainian diaspora communities around the world.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Serenko
Among Census respondents with the surname Serenko, the largest self-reported group is White at 92.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.6%) and Two or More Races (2.7%).
The bar chart below shows how Serenko bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Serenko surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White92.8% · 103
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 4
- Two or more races2.7% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 1
Timeline
Historical Census data for Serenko
Serenko appears in 2 published Census surname files: 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2020
#148,665
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 111
-1 bearers (-0.9%)
Per 100,000 0.04
Rank movement Down 1,412 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #147,253 | 112 | 0.04 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2020 | #148,665 | 111 | 0.04 | -1 bearers (-0.9%) | Down 1,412 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Serenko surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #147,253 | #148,665 | -1.0% |
| Count | 112 | 111 | -0.9% |
| Per 100K | 0.04 | 0.04 | -7.2% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Serenko bearers went from 112 to 111 (-0.9% change). The surname moved down 1,412 positions in the national ranking, going from #147,253 to #148,665.
FAQ
Serenko surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Serenko?
Name Census estimates that about 127 living Americans carry the surname Serenko. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 2,698,853 residents.
How common is Serenko?
Serenko ranks #148,665 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Very Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.04 per 100,000 residents, which is about 0 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 111 people with the surname Serenko. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (127), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.04 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.04 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 0 of them to have the surname Serenko.
Has Serenko become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Serenko went from 112 recorded bearers to 111. That is a decrease of 1 (-0.9%). In the national ranking it fell from #147,253 to #148,665.
What does the Census say about the background of Serenko?
Among Census respondents with the surname Serenko, the largest self-reported group is White at 92.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.6%) and Two or More Races (2.7%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Serenko in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.8% (103 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Serenko appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (92.8%), Hispanic (3.6%), Two or More Races (2.7%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Serenko (2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Serenko mean?
A surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Serhiy. The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Serenko (0.04 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How common is the surname Serenko?
Find out how many people are called Serenko on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.