Czech surnames
Havránek: what the name means
Havránek means “little rook”.
In January 2017, 4,379 people in Czechia were named Havránek or Havránková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha649
- Around Brno202
- Around Ostrava180
- Around Plzeň100
- Around Frýdek-Místek100
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 Havranek.
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 Havránek mean?
Havránek means “little rook”.
How many people are called Havránek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,379 people in Czechia were named Havránek or Havránková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Havránek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (649), Brno (202), Ostrava (180).