Czech surnames
Horák: what the name means
Horák means “highlander”: a man from the hills.
In January 2017, 24,655 people in Czechia were named Horák or Horáková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha2,321
- Around Brno1,179
- Around Hradec Králové607
- Around Přerov566
- Around Ostrava534
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 Horak.
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 Horák mean?
Horák means “highlander”: a man from the hills.
How many people are called Horák in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 24,655 people in Czechia were named Horák or Horáková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Horák most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (2,321), Brno (1,179), Hradec Králové (607).