Jelinek

See also: jelínek and Jelínek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Jelínek.

Proper noun

Jelinek (plural Jelineks)

1. A surname from Czech.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jelinek is the 10894^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2924 individuals. Jelinek is most common among White (95.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jelinek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 247.

German

Etymology

From Czech Jelínek, from jelínek (“young deer, fawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈˈjɛlɪnɛk/

Proper noun

Jelinek m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Jelineks or (with an article) Jelinek, feminine genitive Jelinek, plural Jelineks)

1. a surname