Czech surnames
Blažek: what the name means
Blažek: from the first name Blažej (Blaise).
In January 2017, 14,759 people in Czechia were named Blažek or Blažková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,493
- Around Brno531
- Around Ostrava335
- Around Černošice281
- Around Chrudim278
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 Blazek.
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 Blažek mean?
Blažek: from the first name Blažej (Blaise).
How many people are called Blažek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 14,759 people in Czechia were named Blažek or Blažková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Blažek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,493), Brno (531), Ostrava (335).