Czech surnames
Březina: what the name means
Březina means “birch grove”.
In January 2017, 6,207 people in Czechia were named Březina or Březinová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha818
- Around Brno235
- Around Znojmo179
- Around Ostrava159
- Around Olomouc153
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 Brezina.
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 Březina mean?
Březina means “birch grove”.
How many people are called Březina in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,207 people in Czechia were named Březina or Březinová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Březina most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (818), Brno (235), Znojmo (179).