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    The surname Novotny

    A surname, carried by 6,617 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex N135

    Novotny: #5,270 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Novotny #5,270, 6,617 people Novotny: #5,270 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Novotny #5,270, 6,617 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Novotny is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    From Czech Novotný.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,617 people named Novotny in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,659 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,591.

    #5,270
    rank among US surnames
    6,617
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #4,895)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,261Brasher6,63446,540
    #5,262Wessel6,63046,568
    #5,264Bowe6,62846,582
    #5,265Deese6,62646,596
    #5,266Maggard6,62546,603
    #5,267Felts6,62146,631
    #5,268Rife6,62046,638

    Who is named Novotny

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

    96% of people named Novotny identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Novotnys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dasha
      American country singer-songwriter, born 2000

    Questions

    Where does the surname Novotny come from?
    From Czech Novotný.
    How common is the surname Novotny?
    6,617 people in the United States had the surname Novotny in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,659 Americans. It ranked 5,270th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Novotny?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Novotny identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Novotny?
    Dasha, American country singer-songwriter.
    Where is the surname Novotny most common?
    Wikidata records people named Novotny in the United States.
    Is the surname Novotny getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,591 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,617 in 2010, up 0.4%.