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    The surname Macek

    A surname, carried by 1,592 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M220

    Macek: #17,651 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Macek #17,651, 1,592 people Macek: #17,651 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Macek #17,651, 1,592 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Macek is more common than 89.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,592 people named Macek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,936 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,578.

    #17,651
    rank among US surnames
    1,592
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #16,694)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,651Heidel1,592193,936
    #17,657Dattilo1,591194,058

    Who is named Macek

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

    96% of people named Macek identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Maceks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carl Macek
      American screenwriter (1951-2010)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Macek

    Macek has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Macek?
    1,592 people in the United States had the surname Macek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,936 Americans. It ranked 17,651st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Macek?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Macek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Macek?
    Carl Macek, American screenwriter (1951-2010).
    Where is the surname Macek most common?
    Wikidata records people named Macek in the United States.
    Is the surname Macek getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,592 in 2010, up 0.9%.