Explore the Family Name Hlavaty

The meaning of Hlavaty

Czech and Slovak (Hlavatý): nickname for someone with a large head, from an adjectival form of hlava ‘head’. Some characteristic forenames: Czech and Slovak Vaclav.

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How common is the last name Hlavaty in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hlavaty experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Hlavaty ranked as the 27,258th most popular surname and by 2010 it had slipped to rank 27,756. This represents a popularity decrease of 1.83%. However, the count of individuals with the Hlavaty surname slightly increased from 834 in 2000 to 866 in 2010, representing an increase of 3.84%. Despite this rise in numbers, the proportion per 100k people with the surname Hlavaty dropped by 6.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,258	#27,756	-1.83%
Count	834	866	3.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hlavaty

When considering ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates some changes amongst those carrying the surname Hlavaty between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, although there was a slight decrease in this group, moving from 98.08% in 2000 to 96.65% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there was a noticeable increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.96% in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010. Additionally, the 2010 census showed a small fraction (0.81%) identifying as belonging to two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.08%	96.65%	-1.46%
Hispanic	0.96%	1.85%	92.71%
Two or More Races	0%	0.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%