How common is the surname Masek?

1,224 people in the United States had the surname Masek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. It ranked 21,382nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Masek?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Masek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Masek getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,224 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Masek

A Czech surname, carried by 1,224 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Masek is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

A surname from Czech.

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 1,224 people named Masek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,255.

#21,382

rank among US surnames

1,224

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,828)

Who is named Masek

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

95% of people named Masek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Masek

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

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Masek come from?: Masek is Czech in origin.
How common is the surname Masek?: 1,224 people in the United States had the surname Masek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. It ranked 21,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Masek?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Masek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Masek getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,224 in 2010, down 2.5%.