How common is the surname Hajek?

2,119 people in the United States had the surname Hajek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,703 Americans. It ranked 14,172nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hajek?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hajek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hajek?

Tadeáš Hájek, Bohemian physician, astronomer and mathematician, followed by Alexander Hajek.

Where is the surname Hajek most common?

Wikidata records people named Hajek in Kingdom of Bohemia and Austria.

Is the surname Hajek getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,119 in 2010, down 4.5%.

The surname Hajek

A Czech surname, carried by 2,119 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hajek is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Hájek.

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 2,119 people named Hajek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,703 Americans. That is down 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,219.

#14,172

rank among US surnames

2,119

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-4.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,764)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,168	Lizardo	2,120	145,635
#14,172	Stalcup	2,119	145,703
#14,178	Dunfee	2,118	145,772

Who is named Hajek

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

95% of people named Hajek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hajeks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tadeáš Hájek
Bohemian physician, astronomer and mathematician, 1525–1600
Alexander Hajek
Austrian cyclist, born 2003

Notable Hajeks come mostly from Kingdom of Bohemia (1) and Austria (1).

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hajek come from?: Borrowed from Czech Hájek.
How common is the surname Hajek?: 2,119 people in the United States had the surname Hajek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,703 Americans. It ranked 14,172nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hajek?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hajek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hajek?: Tadeáš Hájek, Bohemian physician, astronomer and mathematician, followed by Alexander Hajek.
Where is the surname Hajek most common?: Wikidata records people named Hajek in Kingdom of Bohemia and Austria.
Is the surname Hajek getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,119 in 2010, down 4.5%.