Czech surnames
Čáp: what the name means
Čáp: stork.
In January 2017, 3,640 people in Czechia were named Čáp or Čápová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha497
- Around Jihlava135
- Around Brno110
- Around Náchod107
- Around Chrudim85
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 Cap.
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 Čáp mean?
Čáp: stork.
How many people are called Čáp in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,640 people in Czechia were named Čáp or Čápová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Čáp most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (497), Jihlava (135), Brno (110).