Czech surnames
Dočkal: what the name means
Dočkal: he lived to see it or “he waited”.
In January 2017, 3,316 people in Czechia were named Dočkal or Dočkalová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Olomouc275
- Around Přerov235
- Around Praha212
- Around Brno189
- Around Prostějov173
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 Dockal.
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 Dočkal mean?
Dočkal: he lived to see it or “he waited”.
How many people are called Dočkal in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,316 people in Czechia were named Dočkal or Dočkalová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Dočkal most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Olomouc (275), Přerov (235), Praha (212).