Czech surnames
Černý: what the name means
Černý means “black”: dark hair or a dark complexion.
In January 2017, 36,105 people in Czechia were named Černý or Černá (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha4,920
- Around Plzeň1,077
- Around Brno1,070
- Around Hradec Králové910
- Around Kladno836
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 Cerny.
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 Černý mean?
Černý means “black”: dark hair or a dark complexion.
How many people are called Černý in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 36,105 people in Czechia were named Černý or Černá, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Černý most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (4,920), Plzeň (1,077), Brno (1,070).