Explore the Family Name Zdenek

The meaning of Zdenek

Czech (Zdeněk): from the personal name Zdeněk, a pet form of Zdislav, composed of the Old Slavic elements zd ‘to do’ (today also interpreted as from Czech zde ‘here’) + slav ‘glory’ or ‘famous’ (from slava ‘glory’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zdenek has seen a decrease in its popularity in the United States over the past decade. In 2000, Zdenek was ranked 57,090th among all surnames, with a count of 334 people carrying the name, or a proportion of 0.12 per 100,000 residents. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 60,505, with the total count remaining relatively stable at 333, and a slightly lower proportion of 0.11 per 100,000 residents. This represents a change of -5.98 in rank and -0.3 in count, or an overall decrease in popularity of -8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#60,505	-5.98%
Count	334	333	-0.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zdenek

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Zdenek identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.51% of the population with this surname identified as White, and by 2010, this percentage increased slightly to 96.10%. A small percentage (1.80% in 2000 and 2.10% in 2010) identified as Hispanic. Additionally, in 2000, 2.10% identified with two or more races, but this figure was not present in 2010. No individuals with the surname Zdenek identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.51%	96.1%	0.62%
Hispanic	1.8%	2.1%	16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%