Czech surnames
Bureš: what the name means
Bureš: from the first name Burian or Bořivoj.
In January 2017, 11,021 people in Czechia were named Bureš or Burešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,143
- Around Brno366
- Around Chrudim323
- Around Prostějov299
- Around Plzeň278
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 Bures.
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 Bureš mean?
Bureš: from the first name Burian or Bořivoj.
How many people are called Bureš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 11,021 people in Czechia were named Bureš or Burešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Bureš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,143), Brno (366), Chrudim (323).