Czech surnames
Hloušek: what the name means
Hloušek: the deaf one — from hluchý, deaf or hard of hearing.
In January 2017, 3,546 people in Czechia were named Hloušek or Hloušková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha333
- Around Brno225
- Around Blansko158
- Around Hradec Králové143
- Around Semily110
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 Hlousek.
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 Hloušek mean?
Hloušek: the deaf one — from hluchý, deaf or hard of hearing.
How many people are called Hloušek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,546 people in Czechia were named Hloušek or Hloušková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Hloušek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (333), Brno (225), Blansko (158).