Czech surnames
Dvořák: what the name means
Dvořák: a man from the dvůr — a farmer working the manor’s courtyard estate.
In January 2017, 45,356 people in Czechia were named Dvořák or Dvořáková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha5,725
- Around Brno1,822
- Around České Budějovice1,273
- Around Tábor938
- Around Jihlava919
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 Dvorak.
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 Dvořák mean?
Dvořák: a man from the dvůr — a farmer working the manor’s courtyard estate.
How many people are called Dvořák in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 45,356 people in Czechia were named Dvořák or Dvořáková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Dvořák most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (5,725), Brno (1,822), České Budějovice (1,273).