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

Hudak, 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 Hudak surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hudak in America

Hudak is the 6124th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hudak surname appeared 5,593 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hudak.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hudak 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 Hudak

The surname Hudak has its origins in Slovakia, dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Old Slovak word "hudat," which means "to play music" or "to make noise." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who was a musician or entertainer.

Hudak is a variant spelling of the more common Slovak surname Hudec. Some of the earliest known references to this name can be found in village records and church registries from the Presov and Kosice regions of eastern Slovakia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Hudak surname appears in a 16th-century document from the town of Bardejov, which mentions a man named Michal Hudak. Another notable early bearer of this name was Jan Hudak, a prominent merchant and landowner from the village of Velka Lomnica, who lived in the late 17th century.

The Hudak surname has also been found in various historical records from other parts of Central Europe, including Poland, Hungary, and Croatia. This is likely due to migration patterns and the movement of people across borders in this region throughout history.

Some notable individuals with the surname Hudak include:

1. Mikulas Hudak (1770-1848), a Slovak poet and playwright from the village of Cachtice.
2. Jan Hudak (1857-1932), a Czech-born American sculptor known for his work on the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Indianapolis.
3. Geza Hudak (1888-1958), a Hungarian-born American painter and illustrator who worked for major publications such as The Saturday Evening Post.
4. Jaroslav Hudak (1909-1976), a Slovak actor and director who appeared in numerous films and theater productions.
5. Milos Hudak (1932-2022), a Slovak ice hockey player and coach who represented Czechoslovakia in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics.

While the Hudak surname is most commonly associated with Slovakia and the surrounding regions, it has spread to various parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hudak

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

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 Hudak 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 Hudak 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 Hudak was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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