Houdek

From Czech Houdek.

Houdek (plural Houdeks)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Houdek is the 19945^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1345 individuals. Houdek is most common among White (96.13%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Houdek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 205.

From houdek (“fiddler”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦou̯dɛk]

Houdek m anim (female equivalent Houdková)

1. a male surname originating as an occupation

• “Houdek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
• Vladimír Šmilauer, Jaroslav Kuchař, and Slavomír Utěšený (1972) Čeština všední i nevšední, Prague: Academia, page 398