Czech surnames
Černík: what the name means
Černík: from černý “black” — usually for a man with dark hair or skin.
In January 2017, 2,615 people in Czechia were named Černík or Černíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha348
- Around Ostrava164
- Around Pardubice157
- Around Hradec Králové76
- Around Přelouč76
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 Cernik.
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 Černík mean?
Černík: from černý “black” — usually for a man with dark hair or skin.
How many people are called Černík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,615 people in Czechia were named Černík or Černíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Černík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (348), Ostrava (164), Pardubice (157).