Czech surnames
Brož: what the name means
Brož: from the first name Ambrož (Ambrose).
In January 2017, 8,410 people in Czechia were named Brož or Brožová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,250
- Around České Budějovice305
- Around Plzeň208
- Around Liberec206
- Around Ústí nad Labem166
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 Broz.
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 Brož mean?
Brož: from the first name Ambrož (Ambrose).
How many people are called Brož in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 8,410 people in Czechia were named Brož or Brožová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Brož most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,250), České Budějovice (305), Plzeň (208).