Czech surnames
Formánek: what the name means
Formánek means “little carter”: from forman, a carter or wagoner.
In January 2017, 4,134 people in Czechia were named Formánek or Formánková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha473
- Around Vyškov193
- Around Brno158
- Around Blansko136
- Around Pardubice127
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 Formanek.
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 Formánek mean?
Formánek means “little carter”: from forman, a carter or wagoner.
How many people are called Formánek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,134 people in Czechia were named Formánek or Formánková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Formánek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (473), Vyškov (193), Brno (158).