Czech surnames
Dvorský: what the name means
Dvorský means “of the court”: a man from a royal or noble court.
In January 2017, 2,464 people in Czechia were named Dvorský or Dvorská (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha262
- Around Ostrava202
- Around Olomouc134
- Around Přerov104
- Around Frýdek-Místek88
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 Dvorsky.
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 Dvorský mean?
Dvorský means “of the court”: a man from a royal or noble court.
How many people are called Dvorský in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,464 people in Czechia were named Dvorský or Dvorská, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Dvorský most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (262), Ostrava (202), Olomouc (134).