# Dudek (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dudek/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Polish or Slovak.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Polish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,519 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,197 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 55,942 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.5% (5,719 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Polish and Slovak Dudek.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dudek in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dudek in the United States.

## People named Dudek

- Anne Dudek, American actress
- Alyson Dudek, American short track speed skater

## Similar surnames

Dodge, Dietz, Deutsch, Dodds, Deitz, Deeds, Dedios, Dedeaux, Dudás, Deitch, Dotts, Dudash.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.