Czech surnames
Anděl: what the name means
Anděl means “angel”.
In January 2017, 2,484 people in Czechia were named Anděl or Andělová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha296
- Around Jihlava89
- Around Turnov65
- Around Plzeň61
- Around Ostrava57
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Andel.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Anděl mean?
Anděl means “angel”.
How many people are called Anděl in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,484 people in Czechia were named Anděl or Andělová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Anděl most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (296), Jihlava (89), Turnov (65).