Explore the Family Name Dvorak
The meaning of Dvorak
Czech (Dvořák): status name for a rich farmer, one who owned a manor house and an estate, or in some cases, an occupational name for someone who worked at a manor house rather than on the land, from Czech dvůr ‘manor, estate’. Compare Sedlak. In Moravia the term denoted a freeholder subject only to the king. This is the fourth most common surname in the Czech lands. Compare Devorak, Dworak, and Dworshak.
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How common is the last name Dvorak in the United States?
According to Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dvorak saw a slight dip in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000 it was ranked the 4311th most common surname and dropped to 4562nd place in 2010, a decrease of 5.82%. However, the number of individuals bearing this surname actually increased slightly, from 7616 in 2000 to 7771 in 2010, an increase of 2.04%. Despite this numerical increase, when considering proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname decreased by 6.74%.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #4,311 | #4,562 | -5.82% |
Count | 7,616 | 7,771 | 2.04% |
Proportion per 100k | 2.82 | 2.63 | -6.74% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dvorak
Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed a few shifts. Individuals with the surname Dvorak identifying as White represented a majority with 96.85% in 2000, albeit decreasing to 95.43% in 2010. The representation of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 51.05%, though still only accounting for 2.16% of Dvoraks in 2010. The category of those identifying as Two or more races also experienced a considerable rise of 121.43%, reaching 1.24% in 2010. Those claiming Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained relatively stable, with minute changes in their respective percentages.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 96.85% | 95.43% | -1.47% |
Hispanic | 1.43% | 2.16% | 51.05% |
Two or More Races | 0.56% | 1.24% | 121.43% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.55% | 0.54% | -1.82% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0% |
Black | 0.24% | 0.26% | 8.33% |
Dvorak ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Dvorak is British & Irish, which comprises 28.4% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (27.9%) and Eastern European (27.7%). Additional ancestries include Scandinavian, Ashkenazi Jewish, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese, and Korean.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 28.4% |
French & German | 27.9% |
Eastern European | 27.7% |
Other | 15.9% |
Possible origins of the surname Dvorak
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Dvorak have recent ancestry locations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 65.30% |
Merseyside, United Kingdom | 65.30% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 65.30% |
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 64.90% |
West Midlands, United Kingdom | 64.90% |
What Dvorak haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Dvorak is R-L1029, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup R-L1029 is descended from haplogroup R-M420. Other common haplogroups include G-P287 and R-P312, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Krueger, Kasper, Lehmann, Urban, Schulz, Schultz, Neumann, Kowalski, Schuster, Krause.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Dvorak surname are: H1, H, J1. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
What do people with the surname Dvorak have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Dvorak?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Dvorak are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition