Czech surnames
Charvát: what the name means
Charvát means “Croat”: a man from Croatia.
In January 2017, 5,905 people in Czechia were named Charvát or Charvátová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha821
- Around Brno202
- Around Ostrava125
- Around Černošice122
- Around Hradec Králové115
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 Charvat.
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 Charvát mean?
Charvát means “Croat”: a man from Croatia.
How many people are called Charvát in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,905 people in Czechia were named Charvát or Charvátová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Charvát most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (821), Brno (202), Ostrava (125).