How common is the surname Zelenka?

1,027 people in the United States had the surname Zelenka in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Zelenka most common?

Wikidata records people named Zelenka in the United States.

Is the surname Zelenka getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Zelenka

A surname, carried by 1,027 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Z452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zelenka is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

From Czech Zelenka, Slovak Zelenka, and Upper Sorbian zelenka.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,027 people named Zelenka in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,047.

#24,388

rank among US surnames

1,027

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,833)

Who is named Zelenka

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

96% of people named Zelenka identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zelenkas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Zelenka
American rower, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Zelenka

Zelinski

Zelenka has the Soundex code Z452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z452.

Questions

Where does the surname Zelenka come from?: From Czech Zelenka, Slovak Zelenka, and Upper Sorbian zelenka.
How common is the surname Zelenka?: 1,027 people in the United States had the surname Zelenka in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zelenka?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zelenka identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Zelenka?: Sarah Zelenka, American rower.
Where is the surname Zelenka most common?: Wikidata records people named Zelenka in the United States.
Is the surname Zelenka getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, down 1.9%.