Czech surnames
Dudek: what the name means
Dudek means “hoopoe”: probably for a trait resembling the bird, like a long nose.
In January 2017, 2,881 people in Czechia were named Dudek or Dudková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha309
- Around Ostrava242
- Around Hlučín174
- Around Olomouc95
- Around Frýdek-Místek70
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
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 Dudek mean?
Dudek means “hoopoe”: probably for a trait resembling the bird, like a long nose.
How many people are called Dudek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,881 people in Czechia were named Dudek or Dudková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Dudek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (309), Ostrava (242), Hlučín (174).