How common is the surname Novack?

2,689 people in the United States had the surname Novack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,818 Americans. It ranked 11,659th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Novack?

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

Who is the most famous person named Novack?

George Novack, American politician (1905-1992).

Where is the surname Novack most common?

Wikidata records people named Novack in the United States.

Is the surname Novack getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,689 in 2010, down 3.7%.

The surname Novack

A surname, carried by 2,689 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Novack is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

From a Slavic language, from Novak or Nowak.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,689 people named Novack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,818 Americans. That is down 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,792.

#11,659

rank among US surnames

2,689

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-3.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,538)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,653	Foti	2,690	114,775
#11,659	DiSanto	2,689	114,818
#11,663	Slover	2,688	114,861

Who is named Novack

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

95% of people named Novack identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Novacks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Novack
American politician (1905-1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Novack

Novack has the Soundex code N120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N120.

Questions

Where does the surname Novack come from?: From a Slavic language, from Novak or Nowak.
How common is the surname Novack?: 2,689 people in the United States had the surname Novack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,818 Americans. It ranked 11,659th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Novack?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Novack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Novack?: George Novack, American politician (1905-1992).
Where is the surname Novack most common?: Wikidata records people named Novack in the United States.
Is the surname Novack getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,689 in 2010, down 3.7%.