Czech surnames
Beneš: what the name means
Beneš: from the first name Benedikt.
In January 2017, 19,252 people in Czechia were named Beneš or Benešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha2,563
- Around Plzeň571
- Around Brno547
- Around Mladá Boleslav428
- Around České Budějovice380
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 Benes.
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 Beneš mean?
Beneš: from the first name Benedikt.
How many people are called Beneš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 19,252 people in Czechia were named Beneš or Benešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Beneš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (2,563), Plzeň (571), Brno (547).