Czech surnames
Dobeš: what the name means
Dobeš: from old first names like Dobeslav, sometimes from Tobiáš (Tobias).
In January 2017, 3,940 people in Czechia were named Dobeš or Dobešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha291
- Around Kyjov229
- Around Brno189
- Around Třebíč186
- Around Ostrava174
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 Dobes.
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 Dobeš mean?
Dobeš: from old first names like Dobeslav, sometimes from Tobiáš (Tobias).
How many people are called Dobeš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,940 people in Czechia were named Dobeš or Dobešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Dobeš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (291), Kyjov (229), Brno (189).