Find out how popular the last name Sinkovich is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sinkovich.

Sinkovich, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sinkovich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sinkovich in America

Sinkovich is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sinkovich surname appeared 220 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sinkovich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sinkovich to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sinkovich

The surname Sinkovich is of Slavic origin, specifically from the Balkans region. It is believed to have originated in the late 15th century or early 16th century in what is now modern-day Croatia.

The name Sinkovich is derived from the Slavic word "sinik," which means "son." It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was initially used to identify someone as the son of a particular person. The suffix "-ovich" was commonly added to Slavic surnames to indicate this patronymic origin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sinkovich can be found in a Croatian church record from the late 16th century, which mentions a Petar Sinkovich. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time in the region.

In the 17th century, the name appears in several historical documents from the Dalmatian region of Croatia. For example, a census record from the town of Sibenik in 1653 lists several families with the surname Sinkovich.

During the 18th century, the name Sinkovich began to spread beyond Croatia to other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Ivan Sinkovich, a Croatian military officer who served in the Austrian army during the Napoleonic Wars (1790-1856).

As the 19th century progressed, the name Sinkovich continued to be found throughout the Balkans region, particularly in Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia. A few notable individuals with this surname from this period include Marko Sinkovich (1829-1901), a Serbian poet and writer, and Josip Sinkovich (1858-1932), a Croatian architect responsible for several notable buildings in Zagreb.

In the early 20th century, the surname Sinkovich began to spread more widely due to immigration from the Balkans to other parts of the world. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Peter Sinkovich (1888-1976), a Croatian-American artist and painter who was part of the Ashcan School movement in New York City.

Throughout its history, the surname Sinkovich has maintained its strong connections to its Slavic roots in the Balkans region, particularly in Croatia. While the name has spread to other parts of the world, it remains most prevalent in areas with significant Croatian and Serbian populations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sinkovich

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sinkovich.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sinkovich was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sinkovich has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sinkovich was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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