The Kucera surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,058 people carried this name — #8,168 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is down 3% from 4,171 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kucera surname

Czech and Slovak surname, variant of Kučera.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kucera» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

144 people named Kucera have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 199 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 51
Greater Poland 24
Lubusz 18
West Pomeranian 15
Holy Cross 10
Masovian 9
Łódź 5
Lesser Poland 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

109 people named Kucera live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 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

Zurich 46
Bern 17
St. Gallen 17
Vaud 12
Lucerne 7
Graubünden 4
Aargau 3
Glarus 3

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 106 people named Kucera 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 Chaco.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Chaco 73
Buenos Aires Province 21
City of Buenos Aires 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36 people named Kucera.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Cher.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Cher 3
Yvelines 3
Moselle 3
Nord 2
Hérault 2
Morbihan 1
Manche 1
Pas-de-Calais 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

29 people named Kucera is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 29

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

Kucera in American newspapers,
1902–1920.

Newspaper page from Oakes Republican carrying the name Kucera
Oakes Republican 1902-07-25
Newspaper page from The Daily Telegram carrying the name Kucera
The Daily Telegram 1910-10-06
Newspaper page from The Leavenworth Echo carrying the name Kucera
The Leavenworth Echo 1920-07-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,579 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kucera in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1970s.

23 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kucera. The most, 9, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 7
ACT (Canberra) 6
New South Wales 5
Western Australia 3
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kucera.

Who carried it

People named Kucera,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Josef Kucera 1903–1942
  • Daniel Kucera 1923–2017 · Catholic priest
  • Robert C. Kucera 1925– · politician
  • Kurt Kucera 1932–2004 · functionary
  • Sid Kucera 1941–2025 · trumpeter

Wikidata (CC0) · 30 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kucera,
in the records of 7 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 States640 records

640 records of the Kucera name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 159
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 145
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 120
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 33
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fred A. Kucera

    Born 1926 in South Dakota. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; showman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Kucera

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Princess Alice from Bremen, aged 23; servant. From Kolin, Bohemia, Austria; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Ralph Kucera

    Born 1947; from Lewistown, Montana. U.S. Marine Corps, mortarman; died in an accident 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 640 records for Kucera in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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).

Netherlands19 records

19 records of the Kucera name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 14
  • Dutch population registers 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Kucera

    Married in 1920 in Kerkrade; miner. Died 1952 in Kerkrade, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hugo Willem Maria Kucera

    Died 1953 in Kerkrade.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Kerkrade (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Lucia Kuçera

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1840 in Korijçau.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Kucera 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).

Germany10 records

10 records of the Kucera name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Stanislaus Kucera

    From Weißtal, Obornik. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 24 December 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 208).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Thomas Kucera

    From Pila, Obornik. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 12 April 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Anton Kucera

    From Weißtal, Obornik. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 18 September 1915 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 19).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Kucera in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France7 records

7 records of the Kucera name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernand Kucera

    Born 1924 in Divion (Pas-de-Calais); died 2001 in Valenciennes (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseline Kucera

    Born 1952 in Quiévrechain; died 1998 in Quiévrechain (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Josef Bohuslav Kucera

    Born 1910 in Czechoslovakia; died 1994 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Kucera 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).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Kucera name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Rela Aurelia Kucera

    Retired of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Dominik Frantesek Kucera

    Craftsman of Brooklyn, Victoria; died 1968.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Oldrich Josef Kucera

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1964.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Kucera in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Kucera name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Pavel Kucera

    Buried in 1982 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fred Kucera

    Died 1966; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Anthony James Kucera

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Kucera name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Adam Kucera

    Census of 1910: Sama øvre, Trondenes; "strængarbeider", born 1842 in Ungaren.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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