How common is the surname Dusek?

2,088 people in the United States had the surname Dusek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,867 Americans. It ranked 14,332nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dusek?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dusek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dusek?

Jakob Dusek, Austrian snowboarder.

Where is the surname Dusek most common?

Wikidata records people named Dusek in Austria.

Is the surname Dusek getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,088 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname Dusek

A Czech surname, carried by 2,088 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dusek is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Dušek.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,088 people named Dusek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,867 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,110.

#14,332

rank among US surnames

2,088

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #13,266)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,328	Holleran	2,089	147,796
#14,332	Vicknair	2,088	147,867
#14,338	Ecklund	2,087	147,937

Who is named Dusek

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

96% of people named Dusek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duseks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jakob Dusek
Austrian snowboarder, born 1996

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dusek come from?: Borrowed from Czech Dušek.
How common is the surname Dusek?: 2,088 people in the United States had the surname Dusek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,867 Americans. It ranked 14,332nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dusek?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dusek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dusek?: Jakob Dusek, Austrian snowboarder.
Where is the surname Dusek most common?: Wikidata records people named Dusek in Austria.
Is the surname Dusek getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,088 in 2010, down 1.0%.