How common is the surname Mraz?

2,149 people in the United States had the surname Mraz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mraz?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mraz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mraz?

Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter.

Where is the surname Mraz most common?

Wikidata records people named Mraz in the United States.

Is the surname Mraz getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Mraz

A Czech surname, carried by 2,149 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mraz is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Mráz and Slovak Mráz or Slovene mraz, all meaning frost.

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 2,149 people named Mraz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,205.

#14,014

rank among US surnames

2,149

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,811)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Mraz

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

95% of people named Mraz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
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.

Famous Mrazs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Mraz
American singer-songwriter, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mraz

Mraz has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mraz come from?: Borrowed from Czech Mráz and Slovak Mráz or Slovene mraz, all meaning frost.
How common is the surname Mraz?: 2,149 people in the United States had the surname Mraz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,669 Americans. It ranked 14,014th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mraz?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mraz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mraz?: Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter.
Where is the surname Mraz most common?: Wikidata records people named Mraz in the United States.
Is the surname Mraz getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,149 in 2010, down 2.5%.