How common is the surname Ptacek?

1,192 people in the United States had the surname Ptacek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ptacek?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ptacek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ptacek?

Fátima Ptacek, American actress.

Where is the surname Ptacek most common?

Wikidata records people named Ptacek in Ecuador.

Is the surname Ptacek getting more or less common?

More common. 1,171 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Ptacek

A Czech surname, carried by 1,192 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P322

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ptacek is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Ptáček, diminutive of pták (“bird”). Compare Ptak.

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 1,192 people named Ptacek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,171.

#21,811

rank among US surnames

1,192

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #20,935)

Who is named Ptacek

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

95% of people named Ptacek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
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 Ptaceks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fátima Ptacek
American actress, born 2000

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ptacek come from?: Borrowed from Czech Ptáček, diminutive of pták (“bird”). Compare Ptak.
How common is the surname Ptacek?: 1,192 people in the United States had the surname Ptacek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ptacek?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ptacek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ptacek?: Fátima Ptacek, American actress.
Where is the surname Ptacek most common?: Wikidata records people named Ptacek in Ecuador.
Is the surname Ptacek getting more or less common?: More common. 1,171 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 1.8%.