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    The surname Chizek

    A surname, carried by 537 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C220

    Chizek: #40,672 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Chizek #40,672, 537 people Chizek: #40,672 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Chizek #40,672, 537 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chizek is more common than 74.9% of them.

    Origin

    Americanized form of Czech Čížek, Slovak Čížik and Slovene Čižek, all nicknames meaning "siskin".

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 537 people named Chizek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 574,945 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 509.

    #40,672
    rank among US surnames
    537
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.5%
    change since 2000 (was #40,465)

    Who is named Chizek

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

    96% of people named Chizek identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    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

    Where does the surname Chizek come from?
    Americanized form of Czech Čížek, Slovak Čížik and Slovene Čižek, all nicknames meaning "siskin".
    How common is the surname Chizek?
    537 people in the United States had the surname Chizek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 574,945 Americans. It ranked 40,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chizek?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Chizek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Chizek getting more or less common?
    More common. 509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 537 in 2010, up 5.5%.