Czech surnames
Brožek: what the name means
Brožek: from the first name Ambrož (Ambrose), via its short form Brož.
In January 2017, 2,616 people in Czechia were named Brožek or Brožková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha382
- Around Chrudim100
- Around Turnov99
- Around Jablonec nad Nisou75
- Around Mladá Boleslav66
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 Brozek.
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 Brožek mean?
Brožek: from the first name Ambrož (Ambrose), via its short form Brož.
How many people are called Brožek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,616 people in Czechia were named Brožek or Brožková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Brožek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (382), Chrudim (100), Turnov (99).