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    The surname Mostek

    A Polish place surname, carried by 517 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M232

    Mostek: #42,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mostek #42,030, 517 people Mostek: #42,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mostek #42,030, 517 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mostek is more common than 74.1% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Borrowed from Polish Mostek, a topographic surname from mostek (“little bridge”).

    Mostek is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 517 people named Mostek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 597,187 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 425.

    #42,030
    rank among US surnames
    517
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.6%
    change since 2000 (was #47,026)

    Who is named Mostek

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

    93% of people named Mostek identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mostek come from?
    Borrowed from Polish Mostek, a topographic surname from mostek (“little bridge”).
    How common is the surname Mostek?
    517 people in the United States had the surname Mostek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 597,187 Americans. It ranked 42,030th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mostek?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Mostek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Mostek?
    Mostek is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Mostek getting more or less common?
    More common. 425 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 517 in 2010, up 22%.