How common is the surname Cech?

1,140 people in the United States had the surname Cech in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cech?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Cech identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cech?

Thomas Cech, American chemist, biochemistry professor, followed by Vladimír Čech.

Where is the surname Cech most common?

Wikidata records people named Cech in the United States and the Czech Republic.

Is the surname Cech getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, down 3.6%.

The surname Cech

A surname, carried by 1,140 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cech is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,140 people named Cech in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,183.

#22,543

rank among US surnames

1,140

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,763)

Who is named Cech

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

96% of people named Cech identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cechs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Cech
American chemist, biochemistry professor, born 1947
Vladimír Čech
Actor from the Czech Republic, 1951–2013

Notable Cechs come mostly from the United States (1) and the Czech Republic (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cech

Czech

Cech has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

How common is the surname Cech?: 1,140 people in the United States had the surname Cech in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cech?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Cech identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cech?: Thomas Cech, American chemist, biochemistry professor, followed by Vladimír Čech.
Where is the surname Cech most common?: Wikidata records people named Cech in the United States and the Czech Republic.
Is the surname Cech getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, down 3.6%.