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    The surname Vacek

    A surname, carried by 1,418 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex V220

    Vacek: #19,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vacek #19,152, 1,418 people Vacek: #19,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vacek #19,152, 1,418 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vacek is more common than 88.2% of them.

    Origin

    From the Czech surname, from the personal name Václav + -ek.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,418 people named Vacek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,328.

    #19,152
    rank among US surnames
    1,418
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.8%
    change since 2000 (was #18,982)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,145Pon1,419217,580
    #19,152Pharris1,418217,733

    Who is named Vacek

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

    97% of people named Vacek identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Vacek come from?
    From the Czech surname, from the personal name Václav + -ek.
    How common is the surname Vacek?
    1,418 people in the United States had the surname Vacek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,733 Americans. It ranked 19,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vacek?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Vacek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Vacek getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,418 in 2010, up 6.8%.