How common is the surname Turek?

4,241 people in the United States had the surname Turek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,800 Americans. It ranked 7,803rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Turek?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Turek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Turek?

Joshua Turek, American politician and former wheelchair basketball player.

Where is the surname Turek most common?

Wikidata records people named Turek in the United States.

Is the surname Turek getting more or less common?

More common. 3,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,241 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Turek

A surname, carried by 4,241 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turek is more common than 95.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,241 people named Turek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,800 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,814.

#7,803

rank among US surnames

4,241

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+11.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,022)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,796	Greeley	4,246	72,714
#7,799	Doggett	4,245	72,732
#7,801	Perera	4,242	72,783
#7,803	Mullaney	4,241	72,800
#7,807	Thies	4,240	72,817

Who is named Turek

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

95% of people named Turek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tureks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joshua Turek
American politician and former wheelchair basketball player, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Turek

Turek has the Soundex code T620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T620.

Questions

How common is the surname Turek?: 4,241 people in the United States had the surname Turek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,800 Americans. It ranked 7,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Turek?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Turek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Turek?: Joshua Turek, American politician and former wheelchair basketball player.
Where is the surname Turek most common?: Wikidata records people named Turek in the United States.
Is the surname Turek getting more or less common?: More common. 3,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,241 in 2010, up 11%.