Czech Surnames
Czech names are used in the Czech Republic in central Europe. See also about Czech and Slovak names.
341 surnames in our directory
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341Sýkorová is a Czech and Slovak feminine surname, derived as the feminine form of the masculine surname Sýkora. The name originates from a Slavic word for birds of the Paridae family (tits or chickadees), which was histor...
Tesař is a Czech occupational surname literally meaning “carpenter.” It originated from the Old Slavic word tesla, which means “adze” — a woodworking tool used for shaping and smoothing timber. The surname reflects the w...
Tesařík is a diminutive form of the Tesař surname, derived from the Czech word for "carpenter." The suffix -ík conveys a sense of smallness or endearment, thus Tesařík literally means "little carpenter" or "carpenter's s...
Tesaříková is a Czech feminine surname, the female equivalent of Tesařík. It is formed by adding the suffix -ová, which is standard in Czech to create feminine forms of surnames. The surname originates from the occupatio...
Tesařová is the feminine form of the Czech masculine surname Tesař. It originates as an occupational surname for carpenters, meaning "carpenter" in Czech. The masculine base Tesař derives from the Old Slavic word tesla,...
Tichá is a Czech and Slovak surname that serves as the feminine form of Tichý. The name derives directly from the Czech word for 'quiet' or 'silent,' a meaning it shares with its masculine counterpart. In Czech orthograp...
Tichý is a Czech and Slovak surname meaning "quiet" or "silent" in those languages. The feminine form is Tichá. As a descriptive surname, it likely originated as a nickname for a person with a quiet demeanor.Notable Bear...
Urbanová is a feminine Czech and Slovak surname derived from the male name Urban, itself from the Latin Urbanus meaning "city dweller". The surname follows a typical Slavic pattern where the suffix -ová denotes a female...
Etymology and OriginVacek is a diminutive of the given name Václav, derived from a medieval Slavic root. The name Václav itself is a contraction of an older Czech form Veceslav, from the elements vęťĭjĭ meaning "more, gr...
Vacík is a Czech surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Václav. The root name Václav comes from the Old Czech Veceslav, composed of the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ meaning "more, greater" and slava meaning "glory...
Vacíková is a Czech surname with deep roots in Slavic naming traditions. It is the feminine form of Vacík, which itself derives from a diminutive of the given name Václav. The suffix -ová in Czech surnames indicates a fe...
Vacková is the feminine form of the Czech surname Vacek, which itself is derived from the given name Václav (known in English as Wenceslaus). The surname indicates "daughter or wife of Vacek" and is a common patronymic i...
Etymology and OriginValenta is a Czech and Slovak surname derived from the given name Valentin, which itself originates from the Latin Valentinus—a derivative of the Roman cognomen Valens, meaning "strong, vigorous, heal...
Etymology and OriginsValentová is the feminine form of the Czech and Slovak surname Valenta or the given name Valent. The suffix -ová, standard in Czech and Slovak surnames, marks female bearers. The masculine base Valen...
Vančura is a Czech surname, derived from the given name Václav. The surname originated as a diminutive or variant form, using the suffix -ura common in Czech hypocoristics. The root name Václav itself is a contracted for...
Vančurová is the feminine form of the Czech surname Vančura. The surname is derived from the given name Václav.EtymologyThe name Václav is a contraction of an older Czech name Veceslav, from the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ me...
Vaněk is a Czech surname derived from an old diminutive of the given name Václav. The name Václav itself is a contracted form of the older Czech name Veceslav, which comes from the Slavic elements vęťĭjĭ meaning "more, g...
EtymologyVaňková is the feminine form of the Czech surname Vaněk, itself a diminutive of the given name Václav. Václav derives from the Old Slavic name Veceslav, composed of the elements vęťĭjĭ meaning "more, greater" an...
Vašková is a Czech and Slovak feminine surname, derived as a feminized form of the Czech masculine name Vašek or the Slovak Vaško. Both are diminutives of Václav, a common given name in Czech and Slovak cultures. The suf...
Vávra is a common Czech and Slovak surname derived from the given name Vávra, a diminutive of Vavřinec, the Czech form of Laurence 1. Etymology and Origin The surname Vávra originates from the personal name Vávra, which...
Vávrová is a Czech and Slovak surname, the feminine form of Vávra. The surname Vávra is derived from the given name Vavřinec, which is the Czech form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Thus, Vávrová ultimately traces its or...
Veselá is a feminine surname primarily found in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It serves as the feminine form of the masculine surname Veselý, which originates from a nickname meaning "cheerful" or "merry" in Czech and...
Veselý is a Czech and Slovak surname derived from the word meaning "cheerful" or "merry." It originated as a nickname for a person with a happy or jovial disposition, which later became a hereditary surname. The feminine...
Etymology Vlasák is a Czech surname derived from the Czech word vlas meaning "hair." The surname likely originated as an occupational name for a barber or a person who bought and sold hair, or as a nickname for someone w...
EtymologyVlasáková is the feminine form of the Czech surname Vlasák. The root Vlasák is derived from the Czech word vlas meaning "hair", and the suffix -ák forms an agent noun. Therefore, Vlasák originally referred to a...
Vlček is a Czech and Slovak surname derived as a diminutive form of vlk, meaning "wolf." It literally translates to "little wolf" or, by extension, "little person named Vlk." The feminine form of the surname is Vlčková,...
Vlčková is a Czech and Slovak surname, derived as the feminine form of Vlček. The root name Vlček is a diminutive of the word vlk (meaning "wolf") in both Czech and Slovak, giving the entire surname lineage a connection...
Vrabcová is the feminine form of the Czech and Slovak surname Vrabec, which means "sparrow" in several Slavic languages. Derived from Old Slavic vorbĭ, the root Vrabec is a nickname-based surname common across the region...
Vrabec is a surname derived from several Slavic languages, including Croatian, Czech, Slovak, and Slovene. The name means "sparrow" and originates from the Old Slavic root vorbĭ, reflecting a common practice of nicknamin...
Vrubel is a Czech and Russian surname, derived from a dialectal variant of the Czech word vrabec, meaning "sparrow." The name originated as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird in some way—perhaps in size,...
Vrublová is the feminine form of the Czech surname Vrubel. The root surname Vrubel is derived from a dialectal variant of Czech vrabec meaning "sparrow," a bird that has long been a symbol of sociability and commonality...
Zahradník is a Czech occupational surname derived from the Czech word zahrada, meaning "garden". In the historical context of Czech social stratification, a zahradník (gardener) owned a small piece of land, smaller than...
Zahradníková is a Czech feminine surname, derived as the feminized form of the masculine surname Zahradník. Both surnames originate from the Czech word zahrada, meaning "garden", and traditionally referred to someone who...
Zajíc is a Czech surname meaning 'hare' (zajíc in Czech). It belongs to a category of Slavic surnames derived from animals, often originally nicknames for someone thought to resemble a hare in speed, timidity, or physica...
Zajícová is a Czech surname. It is the feminine form of Zajíc, which means "hare" in Czech. The suffix -ová is a typical Czech feminine ending used to form surnames for women, indicating the daughter or wife of someone w...
Zelenka is a Czech and Slovak surname, the feminine form of which is Zelenková. It is a cognate of the Polish surname Zieliński. Both derive from the Slavic root meaning "green", from Czech zelený (green) and Polish ziel...
Zelenková is a Czech surname, representing the feminine form of Zelenka. Both surnames derive from the Czech and Slovak word zelený meaning "green", a color-based nickname referring to green clothing or a connection to t...
Zeman is a Czech and Slovak surname. The word originally denoted a lower nobleman who owned a coat of arms, and later came to refer to a free landowner of an estate. It is ultimately derived from Old Slavic zemľa meaning...
Zemanová is a feminine surname of Czech and Slovak origin, derived from the masculine base Zeman. The name Zeman historically denoted a zeman—a lower nobleman who owned a coat of arms and was entitled to attend regional...
EtymologyZima is a surname originating from the Old Slavic word zima meaning “winter.” This seasonal term evolved into a nickname, likely for a person with a cold or reserved demeanor, a common practice in many cultures...
Zimová is a Slavic surname, the feminine form of Zima. While Zima is used for males, Zimová specifically denotes female bearers, reflecting a common inflectional pattern in Czech and Slovak naming conventions.Etymology a...