Find out how popular the last name Cizek is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cizek.

Cizek, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cizek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cizek in America

Cizek is the 29793rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cizek surname appeared 789 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cizek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cizek to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cizek

The surname Cizek originated in the Czech Republic, with its earliest known bearers living in the 14th century. The name is derived from the Czech word "cizí," meaning "foreign" or "alien," and likely referred to someone who had relocated from another area or country.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Cizek name can be found in the Liber Vetustissimus, an ancient register of land holdings and property owners in the Prague region, dating back to the late 1300s. The name appears as "Czizek" in this document.

In the 15th century, a man named Jan Cizek was recorded as a merchant and landowner in the city of Brno. He was known for his successful trading ventures with neighboring regions and his contributions to the local economy.

During the 17th century, the Cizek family gained prominence in the region of Moravia, with several members serving as officials and administrators in various towns and villages. One notable figure was Vaclav Cizek (1628-1701), who served as the mayor of the town of Kromeriz for nearly two decades.

In the 19th century, a family of artists and educators emerged, bearing the Cizek surname. The most famous among them was Franz Cizek (1865-1946), an Austrian artist and art educator who pioneered innovative teaching methods for children's artistic expression.

Another notable bearer of the Cizek name was Frantisek Cizek (1811-1879), a Czech mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and the study of planetary orbits.

Throughout the centuries, variations of the spelling have included Czizek, Cizek, Čížek, and Čižek, reflecting the diverse linguistic influences in the regions where the name was found.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cizek

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cizek.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cizek was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cizek has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cizek was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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