How common is the surname Jelinek?

2,924 people in the United States had the surname Jelinek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,590 Americans. It ranked 10,894th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jelinek?

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

Who is the most famous person named Jelinek?

Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian playwright and novelist, followed by Sidney Jelinek.

Where is the surname Jelinek most common?

Wikidata records people named Jelinek in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Jelinek getting more or less common?

More common. 2,847 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,924 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Jelinek

A Czech surname, carried by 2,924 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex J452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jelinek is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Jelínek.

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 2,924 people named Jelinek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,590 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,847.

#10,894

rank among US surnames

2,924

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,369)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,889	Linker	2,927	105,482
#10,890	Divine	2,926	105,518
#10,891	Lesley	2,925	105,554
#10,894	Jelinek	2,924	105,590
#10,897	Honey	2,923	105,626
#10,900	Mozingo	2,921	105,699

Who is named Jelinek

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

95% of people named Jelinek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jelineks

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elfriede Jelinek
Austrian playwright and novelist, born 1946
Sidney Jelinek
American rower, 1899–1979
Hanns Jelinek
Austrian composer, 1901–1969

Notable Jelineks come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (1).

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jelinek come from?: Borrowed from Czech Jelínek.
How common is the surname Jelinek?: 2,924 people in the United States had the surname Jelinek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,590 Americans. It ranked 10,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jelinek?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Jelinek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jelinek?: Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian playwright and novelist, followed by Sidney Jelinek.
Where is the surname Jelinek most common?: Wikidata records people named Jelinek in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Jelinek getting more or less common?: More common. 2,847 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,924 in 2010, up 2.7%.