Czech surnames
Chmelař: what the name means
Chmelař: “hop grower” or “hop picker”.
In January 2017, 2,657 people in Czechia were named Chmelař or Chmelařová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha235
- Around Uherské Hradiště127
- Around Brno114
- Around Zlín97
- Around Hradec Králové77
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 Chmelar.
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 Chmelař mean?
Chmelař: “hop grower” or “hop picker”.
How many people are called Chmelař in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,657 people in Czechia were named Chmelař or Chmelařová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Chmelař most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (235), Uherské Hradiště (127), Brno (114).