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    The surname Straka

    A surname, carried by 3,013 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S362

    Straka: #10,628 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Straka #10,628, 3,013 people Straka: #10,628 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Straka #10,628, 3,013 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Straka is more common than 93.4% of them.

    Origin

    From Czech Straka or Slovak Straka, both meaning "magpie".

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,013 people named Straka in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,471 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,612.

    #10,628
    rank among US surnames
    3,013
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.4%
    change since 2000 (was #11,141)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,620Cardillo3,015102,403
    #10,626Leclerc3,014102,437
    #10,628Stefan3,013102,471
    #10,631Kula3,012102,505
    #10,636Schermerhorn3,011102,539

    Who is named Straka

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

    94% of people named Straka identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • 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 Strakas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gábor Straka
      Association football player from Slovakia, born 1981
    • Sepp Straka
      Austrian professional golfer (1993-)

    Notable Strakas come mostly from Slovakia (1) and Austria (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Straka

    Straka has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Straka come from?
    From Czech Straka or Slovak Straka, both meaning "magpie".
    How common is the surname Straka?
    3,013 people in the United States had the surname Straka in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,471 Americans. It ranked 10,628th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Straka?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Straka identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Straka?
    Gábor Straka, association football player from Slovakia, followed by Sepp Straka.
    Where is the surname Straka most common?
    Wikidata records people named Straka in Slovakia and Austria.
    Is the surname Straka getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,612 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,013 in 2010, up 15%.