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Novak Ranking

In the United States, the name Novak is the 1,171st most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 1


United States Novak migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Novak Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jon Novak, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2
  • Kuzma Novak, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850-1865 2
  • Johann Novak, age 24, who arrived on a ship in Baltimore in 1874
  • Franz Novak, who was on a list of passengers, who arrived in New York in 1882
  • Adolf Novak, who arrived in New York in 1886
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Novak Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • John Novak, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1901 2
  • Adam Novak, aged 0, who immigrated to the United States, in 1902
  • Agnes Novak, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Kissaros, Hungary, in 1907
  • Agnes Novak, aged 27, who landed in America from Bremen, Germany, in 1908
  • Adam Novak, aged 25, who landed in America from Lofalu, Hungary, in 1908
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Novak (post 1700) +

  • Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (b. 1933), American actress best known for her performance in the 1958 film Vertigo, awarded two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Michael D. Novak (1915-1978), American basketball player who played in the NBL, BAA, and NBA
  • Lawrence R. "Larry" Novak (b. 1933), American jazz pianist
  • Eva Barbara Novak (1898-1988), American film actress
  • Jane Novak (1896-1990), American silent film actress
  • Steve Novak (b. 1983), American professional basketball player
  • Marvin R. Novak, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories
  • Charles M. Novak, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for University of Michigan Board of Regents, 1935 3
  • Cathy Novak, American politician, Mayor of Morro Bay, California, 1998 3
  • B. G. Novak (b. 1887), American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 38th District, 1915-18 3
  • ... (Another 41 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


Suggested Readings for the name Novak +

  • The Family of Vaclav Sobotka and Ann Novak in America by Margie Sobotka.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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