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    The surname Medved

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,298 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M313

    Medved: #20,458 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Medved #20,458, 1,298 people Medved: #20,458 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Medved #20,458, 1,298 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Medved is more common than 87.4% of them.

    Origin

    As a Slovene, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish, Slovak, and Czech (Medvěd) surname, all from common Slavic for bear, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Compare Nedved. Also sometimes Americanized from Russian patronymic Medvedev, of the same meaning.

    Medved is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,298 people named Medved in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,863 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,358.

    #20,458
    rank among US surnames
    1,298
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #18,693)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,449Louk1,299237,679
    #20,458Rencher1,298237,863

    Who is named Medved

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

    96% of people named Medved identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Medveds

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Aleksandr Medved
      Belarusian Soviet wrestler (1937—2024)
    • Dirk Medved
      Belgian footballer, born 1968
    • Michael Medved
      American radio show host and writer, born 1948

    Notable Medveds come mostly from Belarus (1), Belgium (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    Medved has the Soundex code M313, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M313.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Medved come from?
    As a Slovene, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish, Slovak, and Czech (Medvěd) surname, all from common Slavic for bear, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Compare Nedved. Also sometimes Americanized from Russian patronymic Medvedev, of the same meaning.
    How common is the surname Medved?
    1,298 people in the United States had the surname Medved in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,863 Americans. It ranked 20,458th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Medved?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Medved identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Medved?
    Aleksandr Medved, Belarusian Soviet wrestler (1937—2024), followed by Dirk Medved.
    Where is the surname Medved most common?
    Wikidata records people named Medved in Belarus, Belgium and the United States.
    What type of surname is Medved?
    Medved is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Medved getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,298 in 2010, down 4.4%.
    What are other spellings of Medved?
    Medvid and Medwid.