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

Tomchek, 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 Tomchek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tomchek in America

Tomchek is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tomchek surname appeared 146 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 Tomchek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tomchek 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 Tomchek

The surname Tomchek is of Czech origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period in the region of Bohemia, now a part of the Czech Republic. It is believed to have derived from the Old Czech word "tomek," which was a diminutive form of the name Tomáš, the Czech equivalent of Thomas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Tomchek name can be found in the Liber Viridis, a historic land registry from the 14th century, where a certain Václav Tomchek is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Černošice near Prague. This suggests that the Tomchek family had already established itself as a prominent landholding clan in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, the Tomchek name appears in the records of the University of Prague, with a student named Jan Tomchek enrolled in the faculty of liberal arts in 1542. This indicates that the family had achieved a certain level of affluence and education during the Renaissance period.

The Tomchek surname also has a notable connection to the history of Czech literature. Václav Tomchek (1806-1892) was a renowned Czech historian and writer who authored several influential works on Czech history and culture, including the monumental "History of the City of Prague" published in 12 volumes between 1855 and 1901.

Another notable figure bearing the Tomchek name was Karel Tomchek (1872-1942), a Czech-American composer and violinist who emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century. He is renowned for his contributions to the development of Czech-American folk music and for his collaborations with renowned artists such as the Bohemian violinist Jan Kubelík.

In the realm of sports, the Tomchek name is associated with Jan Tomchek (1924-2015), a Czech ice hockey player who represented Czechoslovakia in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1952. He was also a member of the legendary LTC Prague team that won multiple Czechoslovak championships in the 1950s.

Throughout its history, the Tomchek surname has maintained its Czech roots, with variations such as Tomček and Tomcik appearing in different regions of the Czech lands. While the name may have spread to other parts of the world through migration, its origins can be traced back to the medieval and early modern periods in the heart of Central Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tomchek

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

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

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