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    The surname Soukup

    A Czech surname, carried by 3,495 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S210

    Soukup: #9,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Soukup #9,314, 3,495 people Soukup: #9,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Soukup #9,314, 3,495 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Soukup is more common than 94.3% of them.

    Origin

    Czech origin

    From Czech Soukup, from soukup.

    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 3,495 people named Soukup in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,339 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,376.

    #9,314
    rank among US surnames
    3,495
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #8,916)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,307Amoroso3,49888,263
    #9,311Six3,49788,289
    #9,313Barreras3,49688,314
    #9,314Elswick3,49588,339
    #9,319Maughan3,49488,364
    #9,320Niehaus3,49388,390

    Who is named Soukup

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

    96% of people named Soukup identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Soukups

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christoph Soukup
      Austrian cyclist, born 1980

    Other Czech surnames

    All 96 Czech surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Soukup come from?
    From Czech Soukup, from soukup.
    How common is the surname Soukup?
    3,495 people in the United States had the surname Soukup in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,339 Americans. It ranked 9,314th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Soukup?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Soukup identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Soukup?
    Christoph Soukup, Austrian cyclist.
    Where is the surname Soukup most common?
    Wikidata records people named Soukup in Austria.
    Is the surname Soukup getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,495 in 2010, up 3.5%.