Czech surnames
Chládek: what the name means
Chládek: pleasant coolness — a diminutive of chlad, cold.
In January 2017, 3,378 people in Czechia were named Chládek or Chládková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha351
- Around Lanškroun257
- Around Brno156
- Around Třebíč128
- Around Žamberk89
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 Chladek.
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 Chládek mean?
Chládek: pleasant coolness — a diminutive of chlad, cold.
How many people are called Chládek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,378 people in Czechia were named Chládek or Chládková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Chládek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (351), Lanškroun (257), Brno (156).