How common is the surname Kolek?

578 people in the United States had the surname Kolek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 534,162 Americans. It ranked 38,332nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kolek?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Kolek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kolek?

Tyler Kolek, American basketball player (born 2001).

Where is the surname Kolek most common?

Wikidata records people named Kolek in the United States.

Is the surname Kolek getting more or less common?

More common. 541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 578 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Kolek

A Czech surname, carried by 578 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kolek is more common than 76.4% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Kolek, Polish Kolek, or Polish Kołek, all pet forms of Mikołaj. The Polish surname is also derived from kołek (“peg”).

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 578 people named Kolek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 534,162 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 541.

#38,332

rank among US surnames

578

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #38,464)

Who is named Kolek

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

97% of people named Kolek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Koleks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tyler Kolek
American basketball player (born 2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kolek

Kolek has the Soundex code K420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K420.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kolek come from?: Borrowed from Czech Kolek, Polish Kolek, or Polish Kołek, all pet forms of Mikołaj. The Polish surname is also derived from kołek (“peg”).
How common is the surname Kolek?: 578 people in the United States had the surname Kolek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 534,162 Americans. It ranked 38,332nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kolek?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Kolek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kolek?: Tyler Kolek, American basketball player (born 2001).
Where is the surname Kolek most common?: Wikidata records people named Kolek in the United States.
Is the surname Kolek getting more or less common?: More common. 541 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 578 in 2010, up 6.8%.