How common is the surname Kratochvil?

1,204 people in the United States had the surname Kratochvil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,433 Americans. It ranked 21,648th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kratochvil?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kratochvil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kratochvil?

Antonín Kratochvíl, American photojournalist.

Where is the surname Kratochvil most common?

Wikidata records people named Kratochvil in the Czech Republic.

Is the surname Kratochvil getting more or less common?

More common. 1,179 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,204 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Kratochvil

A Czech surname, carried by 1,204 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kratochvil is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

From Czech Kratochvíl.

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 1,204 people named Kratochvil in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,433 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,179.

#21,648

rank among US surnames

1,204

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,817)

Who is named Kratochvil

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

95% of people named Kratochvil identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kratochvils

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Antonín Kratochvíl
American photojournalist, born 1947

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kratochvil

Kratz

Kratochvil has the Soundex code K632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K632.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kratochvil come from?: From Czech Kratochvíl.
How common is the surname Kratochvil?: 1,204 people in the United States had the surname Kratochvil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,433 Americans. It ranked 21,648th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kratochvil?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kratochvil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kratochvil?: Antonín Kratochvíl, American photojournalist.
Where is the surname Kratochvil most common?: Wikidata records people named Kratochvil in the Czech Republic.
Is the surname Kratochvil getting more or less common?: More common. 1,179 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,204 in 2010, up 2.1%.