How common is the surname Bednarek?

1,311 people in the United States had the surname Bednarek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,504 Americans. It ranked 20,285th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bednarek?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Bednarek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bednarek?

Kenny Bednarek, American sprinter.

Where is the surname Bednarek most common?

Wikidata records people named Bednarek in the United States.

Is the surname Bednarek getting more or less common?

More common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,311 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Bednarek

A surname, carried by 1,311 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B356

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bednarek is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

From Polish Bednarek.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,311 people named Bednarek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,504 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,215.

#20,285

rank among US surnames

1,311

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,343)

Who is named Bednarek

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

98% of people named Bednarek identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bednareks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kenny Bednarek
American sprinter, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bednarek

Bednarek has the Soundex code B356, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B356.

Questions

Where does the surname Bednarek come from?: From Polish Bednarek.
How common is the surname Bednarek?: 1,311 people in the United States had the surname Bednarek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,504 Americans. It ranked 20,285th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bednarek?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Bednarek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bednarek?: Kenny Bednarek, American sprinter.
Where is the surname Bednarek most common?: Wikidata records people named Bednarek in the United States.
Is the surname Bednarek getting more or less common?: More common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,311 in 2010, up 7.9%.