Czech surnames
Brabec: what the name means
Brabec means “sparrow”.
In January 2017, 6,245 people in Czechia were named Brabec or Brabcová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha965
- Around Brno235
- Around Plzeň201
- Around Černošice152
- Around Třebíč149
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 Brabec mean?
Brabec means “sparrow”.
How many people are called Brabec in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,245 people in Czechia were named Brabec or Brabcová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Brabec most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (965), Brno (235), Plzeň (201).