Czech surnames
Fojtík: what the name means
Fojtík means “little fojt”: from fojt, a medieval reeve or bailiff.
In January 2017, 5,274 people in Czechia were named Fojtík or Fojtíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Valašské Klobouky677
- Around Ostrava359
- Around Praha251
- Around Frýdek-Místek226
- Around Hlučín172
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 Fojtik.
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 Fojtík mean?
Fojtík means “little fojt”: from fojt, a medieval reeve or bailiff.
How many people are called Fojtík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,274 people in Czechia were named Fojtík or Fojtíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Fojtík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Valašské Klobouky (677), Ostrava (359), Praha (251).