How common is the surname Dvorak?

7,771 people in the United States had the surname Dvorak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,730 Americans. It ranked 4,562nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dvorak?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dvorak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dvorak?

Ann Dvorak, American actress (1911–1979), followed by August Dvorak.

Where is the surname Dvorak most common?

Wikidata records people named Dvorak in the United States.

How do you pronounce Dvorak?

Dvorak is /ˈdvɔɹʒɑk/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Dvorak getting more or less common?

More common. 7,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,771 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Dvorak

A Czech occupational surname, carried by 7,771 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdvɔɹʒɑk/ 2 syllables Soundex D162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dvorak is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

From Czech Dvořák, from Old Czech dvořák (“attendant, tenant farmer”), equivalent to dvůr (“court, courtyard, estate, farm”) + -ák (“-er, -an: forming related nouns”). The keyboard is named after the American inventor August Dvorak.

Dvorak is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

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 7,771 people named Dvorak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,730 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,616.

#4,562

rank among US surnames

7,771

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #4,311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,553	Vargo	7,787	39,649
#4,554	Kremer	7,784	39,664
#4,555	Basile	7,783	39,669
#4,556	Yeung	7,782	39,674
#4,557	Lilley	7,780	39,685
#4,558	Poling	7,779	39,690
#4,559	Talavera	7,777	39,700

Who is named Dvorak

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

95% of people named Dvorak identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dvoraks

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ann Dvorak
American actress (1911–1979)
August Dvorak
American scientist (1894–1975)
Dusty Dvorak
American volleyball player, born 1958

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dvorak come from?: From Czech Dvořák, from Old Czech dvořák (“attendant, tenant farmer”), equivalent to dvůr (“court, courtyard, estate, farm”) + -ák (“-er, -an: forming related nouns”). The keyboard is named after the American inventor August Dvorak.
How common is the surname Dvorak?: 7,771 people in the United States had the surname Dvorak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,730 Americans. It ranked 4,562nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dvorak?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dvorak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dvorak?: Ann Dvorak, American actress (1911–1979), followed by August Dvorak.
Where is the surname Dvorak most common?: Wikidata records people named Dvorak in the United States.
How do you pronounce Dvorak?: Dvorak is /ˈdvɔɹʒɑk/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Dvorak?: Dvorak is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Dvorak getting more or less common?: More common. 7,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,771 in 2010, up 2.0%.