Czech surnames
Franc: what the name means
Franc: from Franc, a German pet form of the first name František (Francis).
In January 2017, 4,092 people in Czechia were named Franc or Francová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha491
- Around Brno167
- Around Hradec Králové157
- Around Prostějov127
- Around Náchod120
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 Franc mean?
Franc: from Franc, a German pet form of the first name František (Francis).
How many people are called Franc in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,092 people in Czechia were named Franc or Francová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Franc most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (491), Brno (167), Hradec Králové (157).