Czech surnames
Holec: what the name means
Holec means “beardless young man”.
In January 2017, 2,337 people in Czechia were named Holec or Holcová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha208
- Around Vsetín115
- Around Liberec83
- Around Jičín67
- Around Ostrava62
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 Holec mean?
Holec means “beardless young man”.
How many people are called Holec in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,337 people in Czechia were named Holec or Holcová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Holec most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (208), Vsetín (115), Liberec (83).