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

Jedlicka, 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 Jedlicka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jedlicka in America

Jedlicka is the 22392nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jedlicka surname appeared 1,150 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 Jedlicka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jedlicka 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 Jedlicka

The surname Jedlicka originates from the Czech Republic, dating back to the 14th century. It is derived from the Czech word "jedlička," which means "young pine tree" or "spruce." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a pine forest or worked with pine trees.

The name Jedlicka is believed to have first appeared in written records in the region of Bohemia, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages. Some of the earliest known references to the name can be found in tax records and land registries from towns and villages in present-day Czech Republic.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Jedlicka was Jan Jedlicka, a landowner from the town of Litomerice, who was mentioned in a property deed dated 1412. Another early bearer of the name was Vaclav Jedlicka, a farmer from the village of Horoměřice, whose name appears in a tax record from 1487.

In the 16th century, the name Jedlicka was also found in various parts of Moravia, which was then part of the Margraviate of Moravia within the Holy Roman Empire. One notable figure from this period was Martin Jedlicka, a Protestant reformer and theologian who lived from 1538 to 1615.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the surname Jedlicka spread throughout the lands of the Habsburg Monarchy, which included the Czech lands, as well as parts of modern-day Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia. One prominent individual with this name was Jan Jedlicka (1719-1786), a Czech-born painter and engraver who worked in Vienna.

Another notable bearer of the Jedlicka surname was Josef Jedlicka (1801-1871), a Czech composer and music teacher who was active in Prague during the 19th century. He composed various works for piano and chamber ensembles, and was also known for his teaching methods.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several individuals with the surname Jedlicka made significant contributions to the fields of science and engineering. These include Antonín Jedlicka (1874-1945), a Czech chemist and inventor who developed methods for producing artificial silk and synthetic rubber, and Jaroslav Jedlicka (1887-1970), a Czech-born civil engineer who worked on the construction of bridges and railways in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jedlicka

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

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

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