Czech surnames
Čermák: what the name means
Čermák means “redstart”: a small red-tailed bird; also a red-haired man.
In January 2017, 16,330 people in Czechia were named Čermák or Čermáková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha2,283
- Around Brno608
- Around Kladno533
- Around Černošice390
- Around Jihlava329
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 Cermak.
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 Čermák mean?
Čermák means “redstart”: a small red-tailed bird; also a red-haired man.
How many people are called Čermák in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 16,330 people in Czechia were named Čermák or Čermáková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Čermák most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (2,283), Brno (608), Kladno (533).