Czech surnames
Bauer: what the name means
Bauer means “farmer”: from German Bauer.
In January 2017, 4,612 people in Czechia were named Bauer or Bauerová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha529
- Around Brno191
- Around České Budějovice159
- Around Plzeň158
- Around Kladno107
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
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 Bauer mean?
Bauer means “farmer”: from German Bauer.
How many people are called Bauer in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,612 people in Czechia were named Bauer or Bauerová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Bauer most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (529), Brno (191), České Budějovice (159).