How common is the surname Sedlacek?

2,489 people in the United States had the surname Sedlacek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,044 Americans. It ranked 12,473rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sedlacek?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sedlacek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sedlacek?

Franz Sedlacek, Austrian artist (1891-1945).

Where is the surname Sedlacek most common?

Wikidata records people named Sedlacek in Austria.

Is the surname Sedlacek getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,530 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,489 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Sedlacek

A surname, carried by 2,489 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S342

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sedlacek is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

From Czech Sedláček.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,489 people named Sedlacek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,044 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,530.

#12,473

rank among US surnames

2,489

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,428)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,467	Como	2,490	123,994
#12,473	Pentecost	2,489	124,044
#12,476	Beaupre	2,488	124,094
#12,482	Bade	2,487	124,144

Who is named Sedlacek

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

96% of people named Sedlacek identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
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 Sedlaceks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franz Sedlacek
Austrian artist (1891-1945)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sedlacek

Sedlacek has the Soundex code S342, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S342.

Questions

Where does the surname Sedlacek come from?: From Czech Sedláček.
How common is the surname Sedlacek?: 2,489 people in the United States had the surname Sedlacek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,044 Americans. It ranked 12,473rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sedlacek?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sedlacek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sedlacek?: Franz Sedlacek, Austrian artist (1891-1945).
Where is the surname Sedlacek most common?: Wikidata records people named Sedlacek in Austria.
Is the surname Sedlacek getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,530 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,489 in 2010, down 1.6%.