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    The surname Moravec

    A Czech surname, carried by 1,589 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M612

    Moravec: #17,668 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Moravec #17,668, 1,589 people Moravec: #17,668 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Moravec #17,668, 1,589 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moravec is more common than 89.1% of them.

    Origin

    Czech origin

    From Czech Moravec.

    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 1,589 people named Moravec in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,302 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,601.

    #17,668
    rank among US surnames
    1,589
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.7%
    change since 2000 (was #16,525)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,662Brownstein1,590194,180
    #17,668Moravec1,589194,302
    #17,673Siqueiros1,588194,424

    Who is named Moravec

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

    95% of people named Moravec identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • 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 Moravecs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hans Moravec
      Austrian-American robotics researcher, born 1948
    • Fritz Moravec
      Austrian mountain climber (1922-1997)

    Notable Moravecs come mostly from Canada (1) and Austria (1).

    Other Czech surnames

    All 96 Czech surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Moravec come from?
    From Czech Moravec.
    How common is the surname Moravec?
    1,589 people in the United States had the surname Moravec in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,302 Americans. It ranked 17,668th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Moravec?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Moravec identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Moravec?
    Hans Moravec, Austrian-American robotics researcher, followed by Fritz Moravec.
    Where is the surname Moravec most common?
    Wikidata records people named Moravec in Canada and Austria.
    Is the surname Moravec getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,589 in 2010, down 0.7%.