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

Klika, 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 Klika surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Klika in America

Klika is the 67747th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Klika surname appeared 291 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 Klika.

We can also compare 2010 data for Klika 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 Klika

The surname Klika has its origins in the Czech Republic, dating back to the late 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Czech word "klika," meaning a "bent object" or a "hook." This could suggest that the name may have initially referred to someone who made or worked with hooks or bent objects.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Klika can be found in the village of Hodonín, located in the historical region of Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic). In a manuscript from 1497, a man named Jan Klika is mentioned as a resident of the village.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Klika began to appear more frequently in various records and documents across different regions of the Czech lands. For instance, in 1612, a man named Václav Klika is recorded as owning a farm in the town of Kyjov, located in the South Moravian Region.

The surname Klika has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Frantisek Klika (1839-1923), a Czech painter and illustrator known for his landscape paintings and illustrations of fairy tales.

Another prominent figure bearing the name Klika was Josef Klika (1857-1927), a Czech botanist and phytogeographer who made significant contributions to the study of plant distribution and vegetation patterns in the Czech lands.

In the 20th century, the name Klika gained recognition through Jaroslav Klika (1892-1957), a Czech architect and urban planner. He was instrumental in the development of several residential and public buildings in Prague and other cities in the Czech Republic.

It is worth noting that variations of the name Klika have also been recorded in other Slavic languages, such as Polish (Klika) and Slovak (Klika), suggesting a shared linguistic root among these languages.

While the surname Klika may have originated from a specific occupation or trade, it has since become a widely recognized Czech surname, spanning across various regions and carrying a rich historical legacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Klika

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

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

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