The Dvorak surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,771 people carried this name — #4,562 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,616 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Dvorak surname
A surname from Czech, especially.
From Czech Dvořák, from Old Czech dvořák (“attendant, tenant farmer”), equivalent to dvůr (“court, courtyard, estate, farm”) + -ák (“-er, -an: forming related nouns”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dvorak» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
118 people named Dvorak live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 31 people named Dvorak.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 26 people named Dvorak live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
20 people named Dvorak have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 180 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
23 people named Dvorak is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Dvorak in American newspapers,
1911–1934.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,854 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Dvorak in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.
814 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dvorak. The most, 424, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.6 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dvorak.
Who carried it
People named Dvorak,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Dvorak 1878–1969 · athletics competitor -
Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald 1884–1971 · ophthalmologist -
Ben Dvorak 1895–1974 · American football player -
Ann Dvorak 1911–1979 · screenwriter -
Vernon Dvorak 1928–2022 · meteorologist
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 47 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Dvorak,
in the records of 5 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States738 records
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 177
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 172
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 111
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 83
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 17
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Henry C. DvorakBorn 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; checker from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Anna DvorakArrived at Philadelphia in 1867 aboard the Orpheus from Bremen, aged 34; carpenter. From Germany; bound for Minnesota.
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record Kenneth Edward DvorakBorn 1931; from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1950 in Korea.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
Showing 3 of 738 records for Dvorak in the United States.
Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).
France17 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Marie DvorakBorn 1897 in Czechoslovakia; died 1990 in Bohain-en-Vermandois (Aisne).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Witold DvorakBorn 1926 in Montigny-en-Gohelle (Pas-de-Calais); died 1989 in Cherbourg (Manche).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Rene Jacques DvorakBorn 1943 in Orsonnette (Puy-de-Dôme); died 1999 in Brioude (Haute-Loire).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Showing 3 of 17 records for Dvorak in France.
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Netherlands15 records
- Dutch population registers 9
- Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
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Example: marriage register, 1911 Marriage record Hedwig Anna DvorakMarried in 1929 in Groningen. Died 1969 in Groningen, aged 62.
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Example: civil register, 1880 Death record Karl Franz DvorakDied 1965 in Zuidlaren, aged 55.
Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: U.S. census, 1910 Population register Franz DvorakIn the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1871 in Gerjov Böhm.
Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 15 records for Dvorak in the Netherlands.
Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).
Canada6 records
- City of Calgary cemetery records 3
- Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
- Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
- City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Marta Magdolna DvorakBuried in 2000 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 62.
City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Bozena DvorakDied 1928; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. -
Example: civil register, 1880 Birth record Victoria DvorakBorn 1922 in Scotchtown, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
Showing 3 of 6 records for Dvorak in Canada.
Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).
Australia3 records
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Johann DvorakSheet metal worker of Belmont, Victoria; died 1983.
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Oldriska DvorakRetired of Hawthorn, Victoria; died 1991.
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Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record John DvorakSheet metal worker of Belmont, Victoria; died 1983.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dvorak.
- Duvic 143 · U.S. census
- Duvivier 233 · U.S. census
- Duvoisin 101 · U.S. census
- Duwel 193 · U.S. census
- Duyck 455 · U.S. census
- Duzan 700 · U.S. census
- Dwyer 27,240 · U.S. census
- Dy 1,932 · U.S. census
- Dye 28,182 · U.S. census
- Dyer 47,170 · U.S. census
- Dyke 5,037 · U.S. census
- Dykes 13,874 · U.S. census
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