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

Vasicek, 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 Vasicek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vasicek in America

Vasicek is the 50851st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vasicek surname appeared 410 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 Vasicek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vasicek 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 Vasicek

The surname Vasicek originated in the Czech Republic during the 16th century. It is a diminutive form of the Czech name Vasik, which itself is derived from the Old Czech word "vašice" meaning "small village" or "hamlet". The name suggests that the initial bearers may have been from a small settlement or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vasicek can be found in the Berounský district records from 1585, where a Jakub Vasicek is mentioned as a landowner. The name also appears in various church records and land registers throughout the 17th and 18th centuries in regions like Bohemia and Moravia.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the name was Frantisek Vasicek (1799-1872), a Czech writer and educator who authored several textbooks and works on Czech grammar. Another prominent figure was Antonin Vasicek (1842-1916), a Czech architect and builder who designed numerous buildings in Prague and other cities.

During the early 20th century, Vaclav Vasicek (1901-1971) gained recognition as a Czech painter and illustrator, known for his landscape paintings and illustrations for children's books. Jaroslav Vasicek (1924-2003), a Czech composer and music theorist, also made significant contributions to the field of music.

One of the most well-known bearers of the name in recent history is Oldrich Vasicek (1942-2019), a renowned Czech-American economist and mathematician. He developed the widely used Vasicek model for pricing interest rate derivatives and made groundbreaking contributions to the field of financial economics.

The surname Vasicek has its roots firmly planted in the Czech lands and can be traced back several centuries. While it may have evolved in spelling or pronunciation over time, its origins remain rooted in the small villages and hamlets of the Czech Republic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vasicek

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

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

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