Explore the Family Name Hudek

The meaning of Hudek

1. Czech and Slovak: from a diminutive of Hudec ‘fiddler, musician’. 2. Croatian: nickname derived from hud ‘angry’. Alternatively, perhaps from a pet form of the old South Slavic personal name Hudislav.

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

The surname Hudek saw a dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010, with its ranking dropping from 49,965 to 53,072 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This represents a decline of about 6.22%. The total count of people having this surname also decreased from 394 to 390, indicating a negative change of 1.02%. The proportion of people with the surname Hudek per 100,000 also decreased by 13.33%, moving from 0.15 to 0.13 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,965	#53,072	-6.22%
Count	394	390	-1.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hudek

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates certain shifts within the Hudek surname bearers' ethnic identities from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, no Hudeks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, but by 2010, it had changed to 1.28%. Similarly, those identifying as having two or more races saw an increase of 51.97%, moving from 1.52% in 2000 to 2.31% in 2010. The majority of Hudeks, however, identified as White in both years, though there was a slight decrease of 1.99%, from 93.65% to 91.79%. The Hispanic population among Hudeks increased by 15.49%, moving from 3.55% to 4.10%. No individuals with the Hudek surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.65%	91.79%	-1.99%
Hispanic	3.55%	4.1%	15.49%
Two or More Races	1.52%	2.31%	51.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%