Czech surnames
Hladík: what the name means
Hladík: from hladký, “smooth” — or hlad, “hunger”.
In January 2017, 6,681 people in Czechia were named Hladík or Hladíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha909
- Around Velké Meziříčí348
- Around Hradec Králové269
- Around Brno267
- Around Pardubice125
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 Hladik.
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 Hladík mean?
Hladík: from hladký, “smooth” — or hlad, “hunger”.
How many people are called Hladík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,681 people in Czechia were named Hladík or Hladíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Hladík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (909), Velké Meziříčí (348), Hradec Králové (269).