Czech surnames
Beran: what the name means
Beran means “ram”: a stubborn man.
In January 2017, 9,843 people in Czechia were named Beran or Beranová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,204
- Around Plzeň294
- Around Pardubice249
- Around Chrudim207
- Around Brno203
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 Beran mean?
Beran means “ram”: a stubborn man.
How many people are called Beran in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 9,843 people in Czechia were named Beran or Beranová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Beran most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,204), Plzeň (294), Pardubice (249).