Appendix:Czech surnames
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Main category: Czech surnames
Surnames formed gradually with the need to distinguish residents from the 14th to the 18th century. However, this was not hereditary and could often change upon another marriage, moving, changing profession, or health status. The inheritance (through the paternal line) of the surname become compulsory under the rule of Emperor Joseph II. from 1780[1]. There are 284,604 registered Czech surnames as of 2017.
Dobrava Moldanová divides the surname into:
- Surnames formed from birth and first names. (these are not only names, but also derivatives from them)
- Surnames from place names - this can include designations derived from the names of villages or towns, regions or countries, as well as designations of nationality (German, Pole, Vlach). Some appellative designations (Upper, Lower, Domestic) can also have a similar nature.
- Surnames from appellatives (they classify a person according to his place in the human collective - occupation, characteristic features, events that made him famous, etc.). Surnames referring to animals, plants, parts of the body, natural phenomena, things, etc. can also be classified here.
- Surnames from words of foreign origin.
Top 100 most common surnames in Czechia
[edit]The hundred most common surnames and the number of name-bearers in Czechia as of 2016. Indeclinable surnames (Krejčí, Kočí) are not listed here, as there is no data available to determine the gender of the bearers of these surnames.
Male surnames | Female surnames | Surnames regardless of gender | ||||||||
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Rank | Surname | Number | Rank | Surname | Number | Rank | Surname | Number | ||
1. | Novák | 33 881 | 1. | Nováková | 34 812 | 1. | Novák | 68 693 | ||
2. | Svoboda | 25 218 | 2. | Svobodová | 26 158 | 2. | Svoboda | 51 376 | ||
3. | Novotný | 24 276 | 3. | Novotná | 24 963 | 3. | Novotný | 49 239 | ||
4. | Dvořák | 22 241 | 4. | Dvořáková | 23 115 | 4. | Dvořák | 45 356 | ||
5. | Černý | 17 735 | 5. | Černá | 18 370 | 5. | Černý | 36 105 | ||
6. | Procházka | 15 936 | 6. | Procházková | 16 347 | 6. | Procházka | 32 283 | ||
7. | Kučera | 15 124 | 7. | Kučerová | 15 699 | 7. | Kučera | 30 823 | ||
8. | Veselý | 12 958 | 8. | Veselá | 13 437 | 8. | Veselý | 26 395 | ||
9. | Horák | 12 156 | 9. | Horáková | 12 499 | 9. | Horák | 24 655 | ||
10. | Němec | 11 124 | 10. | Němcová | 11 529 | 10. | Němec | 22 653 | ||
11. | Marek | 10 848 | 11. | Marková | 11 464 | 11. | Marek | 22 312 | ||
12. | Pospíšil | 10 798 | 12. | Pokorná | 11 023 | 12. | Pospíšil | 21 801 | ||
13. | Pokorný | 10 723 | 13. | Pospíšilová | 11 003 | 13. | Pokorný | 21 746 | ||
14. | Hájek | 10 205 | 14. | Hájková | 10 563 | 14. | Hájek | 20 768 | ||
15. | Král | 10 012 | 15. | Králová | 10 378 | 15. | Král | 20 390 | ||
16. | Jelínek | 9 815 | 16. | Jelínková | 10 308 | 16. | Jelínek | 20 123 | ||
17. | Růžička | 9 599 | 17. | Růžičková | 9 912 | 17. | Růžička | 19 511 | ||
18. | Beneš | 9 431 | 18. | Benešová | 9 821 | 18. | Beneš | 19 252 | ||
19. | Fiala | 9 182 | 19. | Fialová | 9 448 | 19. | Fiala | 18 630 | ||
20. | Sedláček | 8 942 | 20. | Sedláčková | 9 132 | 20. | Sedláček | 18 074 | ||
21. | Doležal | 8 790 | 21. | Doležalová | 9 082 | 21. | Doležal | 17 872 | ||
22. | Zeman | 8 751 | 22. | Zemanová | 8 994 | 22. | Zeman | 17 745 | ||
23. | Kolář | 8 383 | 23. | Kolářová | 8 736 | 23. | Krejčí | 17 742 | ||
24. | Navrátil | 8 151 | 24. | Navrátilová | 8 423 | 24. | Kolář | 17 119 | ||
25. | Čermák | 7 955 | 25. | Čermáková | 8 375 | 25. | Navrátil | 16 574 | ||
26. | Vaněk | 7 612 | 26. | Vaňková | 7 934 | 26. | Čermák | 16 330 | ||
Urban | 7 612 | 27. | Urbanová | 7 800 | 27. | Vaněk | 15 546 | |||
28. | Blažek | 7 235 | 28. | Kratochvílová | 7 700 | 28. | Urban | 15 412 | ||
29. | Kříž | 7 153 | 29. | Šimková | 7 489 | 29. | Kratochvíl | 14 733 | ||
30. | Kovář | 7 038 | 30. | Blažková | 7 487 | 30. | Blažek | 14 722 | ||
31. | Kratochvíl | 7 033 | 31. | Křížová | 7 422 | 31. | Kříž | 14 575 | ||
32. | Bartoš | 6 933 | 32. | Kopecká | 7 361 | 32. | Šimek | 14 279 | ||
33. | Vlček | 6 909 | 33. | Kovářová | 7 148 | 33. | Kovář | 14 186 | ||
34. | Polák | 6 874 | 34. | Bartošová | 7 132 | 34. | Kopecký | 14 173 | ||
35. | Musil | 6 816 | 35. | Vlčková | 7 114 | 35. | Bartoš | 14 065 | ||
36. | Kopecký | 6 812 | 36. | Poláková | 7 090 | 36. | Vlček | 14 023 | ||
37. | Šimek | 6 790 | 37. | Konečná | 6 955 | 37. | Polák | 13 964 | ||
38. | Konečný | 6 668 | 38. | Musilová | 6 783 | 38. | Konečný | 13 623 | ||
39. | Malý | 6 599 | 39. | Čechová | 6 780 | 39. | Musil | 13 599 | ||
40. | Holub | 6 439 | 40. | Malá | 6 759 | 40. | Malý | 13 358 | ||
41. | Čech | 6 416 | 41. | Staňková | 6 722 | 41. | Čech | 13 196 | ||
42. | Štěpánek | 6 407 | 42. | Štěpánková | 6 686 | 42. | Staněk | 13 123 | ||
43. | Staněk | 6 401 | 43. | Holubová | 6 615 | 43. | Štěpánek | 13 093 | ||
44. | Kadlec | 6 384 | 44. | Šťastná | 6 496 | 44. | Holub | 13 054 | ||
45. | Dostál | 6 315 | 45. | Kadlecová | 6 472 | 45. | Kadlec | 12 856 | ||
46. | Soukup | 6 129 | 46. | Dostálová | 6 465 | 46. | Dostál | 12 780 | ||
47. | Šťastný | 6 118 | 47. | Soukupová | 6 304 | 47. | Šťastný | 12 614 | ||
48. | Mareš | 6 011 | 48. | Marešová | 6 210 | 48. | Soukup | 12 433 | ||
49. | Moravec | 5 875 | 49. | Sýkorová | 6 073 | 49. | Mareš | 12 221 | ||
50. | Sýkora | 5 852 | 50. | Valentová | 6 065 | 50. | Sýkora | 11 925 | ||
51. | Tichý | 5 827 | 51. | Moravcová | 6 045 | 51. | Moravec | 11 920 | ||
52. | Valenta | 5 703 | 52. | Vávrová | 5 975 | 52. | Tichý | 11 787 | ||
53. | Vávra | 5 626 | 53. | Tichá | 5 960 | 53. | Valenta | 11 768 | ||
54. | Matoušek | 5 604 | 54. | Matoušková | 5 800 | 54. | Vávra | 11 601 | ||
55. | Říha | 5 565 | 55. | Bláhová | 5 788 | 55. | Matoušek | 11 404 | ||
56. | Bláha | 5 491 | 56. | Říhová | 5 747 | 56. | Říha | 11 312 | ||
57. | Bureš | 5 436 | 57. | Machová | 5 706 | 57. | Bláha | 11 279 | ||
58. | Ševčík | 5 403 | 58. | Mašková | 5 695 | 58. | Ševčík | 11 063 | ||
59. | Hruška | 5 277 | 59. | Ševčíková | 5 660 | 59. | Bureš | 11 021 | ||
60. | Mašek | 5 268 | 60. | Burešová | 5 585 | 60. | Mašek | 10 963 | ||
61. | Dušek | 5 242 | 61. | Šmídová | 5 572 | 61. | Mach | 10 742 | ||
62. | Pavlík | 5 202 | 62. | Dušková | 5 490 | 62. | Dušek | 10 732 | ||
63. | Havlíček | 5 185 | 63. | Krejčová | 5 435 | 63. | Hruška | 10 650 | ||
64. | Janda | 5 140 | 64. | Pavlíková | 5 421 | 64. | Pavlík | 10 623 | ||
65. | Hrubý | 5 133 | 65. | Jandová | 5 413 | 65. | Janda | 10 553 | ||
66. | Mach | 5 036 | 66. | Hrušková | 5 373 | 66. | Havlíček | 10 495 | ||
67. | Liška | 4 829 | 67. | Havlíčková | 5 310 | 67. | Hrubý | 10 398 | ||
68. | Bednář | 4 823 | 68. | Hrubá | 5 265 | 68. | Šmíd | 10 269 | ||
69. | Beran | 4 800 | 69. | Beranová | 5 043 | 69. | Beran | 9 843 | ||
70. | Vítek | 4 797 | 70. | Lišková | 5 010 | 70. | Liška | 9 839 | ||
71. | Macháček | 4 794 | 71. | Tomanová | 4 998 | 71. | Bednář | 9 811 | ||
72. | Müller | 4 782 | 72. | Vacková | 4 993 | 72. | Toman | 9 754 | ||
73. | Toman | 4 756 | 73. | Bednářová | 4 988 | 73. | Vacek | 9 746 | ||
74. | Vacek | 4 753 | 74. | Žáková | 4 949 | 74. | Vítek | 9 711 | ||
Bárta | 4 753 | 75. | Vítková | 4 914 | 75. | Macháček | 9 683 | |||
76. | Tůma | 4 736 | 76. | Macháčková | 4 889 | 76. | Žák | 9 681 | ||
77. | Žák | 4 732 | 77. | Bártová | 4 884 | 77. | Bárta | 9 637 | ||
78. | Šmíd | 4 697 | 78. | Tůmová | 4 857 | 78. | Tůma | 9 593 | ||
79. | Kašpar | 4 664 | 79. | Jarošová | 4 838 | 79. | Müller | 9 514 | ||
80. | Stejskal | 4 628 | 80. | Janečková | 4 822 | 80. | Kašpar | 9 470 | ||
81. | Sedlák | 4 616 | 81. | Sedláková | 4 820 | 81. | Sedlák | 9 436 | ||
82. | Švec | 4 609 | 82. | Kašparová | 4 806 | 82. | Jaroš | 9 380 | ||
83. | Horváth | 4 544 | 83. | Müllerová | 4 732 | 83. | Stejskal | 9 353 | ||
84. | Jaroš | 4 542 | 84. | Stejskalová | 4 725 | 84. | Švec | 9 284 | ||
85. | Strnad | 4 422 | 85. | Pešková | 4 724 | 85. | Bílek | 9 004 | ||
86. | Slavík | 4 404 | 86. | Fišerová | 4 685 | 86. | Slavík | 8 952 | ||
87. | Němeček | 4 394 | 87. | Švecová | 4 675 | 87. | Strnad | 8 901 | ||
88. | Bílek | 4 388 | 88. | Matějková | 4 622 | 88. | Matějka | 8 893 | ||
89. | Ježek | 4 363 | 89. | Bílková | 4 616 | 89. | Ježek | 8 877 | ||
90. | Matějka | 4 271 | 90. | Slavíková | 4 548 | 90. | Němeček | 8 877 | ||
91. | Beránek | 4 242 | 91. | Ježková | 4 514 | 91. | Fišer | 8 870 | ||
92. | Tesař | 4 206 | 92. | Němečková | 4 483 | 92. | Horváth | 8 809 | ||
93. | Horáček | 4 201 | 93. | Strnadová | 4 479 | 93. | Beránek | 8 667 | ||
94. | Fišer | 4 185 | 94. | Krausová | 4 471 | 94. | Horáček | 8 600 | ||
95. | Kraus | 4 107 | 95. | Beránková | 4 425 | 95. | Kraus | 8 578 | ||
96. | Brož | 4 096 | 96. | Horáčková | 4 399 | 96. | Brož | 8 410 | ||
97. | Kubíček | 4 061 | 97. | Brožová | 4 314 | 97. | Tesař | 8 399 | ||
98. | Prokop | 3 971 | 98. | Kubíčková | 4 273 | 98. | Kubíček | 8 334 | ||
99. | Pavlíček | 3 947 | 99. | Horváthová | 4 265 | 99. | Havel | 8 142 | ||
100. | Havel | 3 944 | 100. | Petrová | 4 200 | 100. | Prokop | 8 049 |
See also
[edit]- Category:Czech surnames from given names
- Category:Czech surnames from place names
- Category:Czech surnames from ethnonyms
- Category:Czech surnames from occupations
References
[edit]- ^ Moldanová, Dobrava (2019) Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN, page 9
Further reading
[edit]- Moldanová, Dobrava (2019) Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN
- “Vítámvás”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
- Svoboda, Jan (1964) Staročeská osobní jména a naše příjmení [Old Czech personal names and our surnames] (in Czech), Prague: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd