Czech surnames
Čížek: what the name means
Čížek means “siskin”: a small songbird.
In January 2017, 7,708 people in Czechia were named Čížek or Čížková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,091
- Around České Budějovice338
- Around Hradec Králové264
- Around Černošice188
- Around Tábor167
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 Cizek.
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 Čížek mean?
Čížek means “siskin”: a small songbird.
How many people are called Čížek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,708 people in Czechia were named Čížek or Čížková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Čížek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,091), České Budějovice (338), Hradec Králové (264).