Czech surnames
Bareš: what the name means
Bareš: from the first name Bartoloměj (Bartholomew).
In January 2017, 3,308 people in Czechia were named Bareš or Barešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha561
- Around Hradec Králové98
- Around Černošice85
- Around Brno85
- Around Kolín80
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 Bares.
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 Bareš mean?
Bareš: from the first name Bartoloměj (Bartholomew).
How many people are called Bareš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,308 people in Czechia were named Bareš or Barešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Bareš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (561), Hradec Králové (98), Černošice (85).