How common is the surname Slezak?

2,069 people in the United States had the surname Slezak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,225 Americans. It ranked 14,443rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Slezak?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Slezak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Slezak?

Walter Slezak, Austrian-born actor (1902–1983), followed by Leo Slezak.

Where is the surname Slezak most common?

Wikidata records people named Slezak in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Slezak getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,069 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Slezak

A Czech surname, carried by 2,069 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S422

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Slezak is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Borrowed from Czech Slezák.

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 2,069 people named Slezak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,225 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,080.

#14,443

rank among US surnames

2,069

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,426)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,434	Sumlin	2,070	149,152
#14,443	Busick	2,069	149,225
#14,447	Hulme	2,068	149,297

Who is named Slezak

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

96% of people named Slezak identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Slezaks

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Slezak
Austrian-born actor (1902–1983)
Leo Slezak
Austrian opera singer (1873–1946)
Erika Slezak
American actress, born 1946
Victor Slezak
American actor, born 1957

Notable Slezaks come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (2).

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Slezak come from?: Borrowed from Czech Slezák.
How common is the surname Slezak?: 2,069 people in the United States had the surname Slezak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,225 Americans. It ranked 14,443rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Slezak?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Slezak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Slezak?: Walter Slezak, Austrian-born actor (1902–1983), followed by Leo Slezak.
Where is the surname Slezak most common?: Wikidata records people named Slezak in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Slezak getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,069 in 2010, down 0.5%.