Czech surnames
Doležal: what the name means
Doležal means “he lay down”: a lazy or easy-going man.
In January 2017, 17,872 people in Czechia were named Doležal or Doležalová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,747
- Around Brno851
- Around Třebíč562
- Around Hradec Králové512
- Around Chrudim416
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 Dolezal.
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 Doležal mean?
Doležal means “he lay down”: a lazy or easy-going man.
How many people are called Doležal in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 17,872 people in Czechia were named Doležal or Doležalová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Doležal most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,747), Brno (851), Třebíč (562).