Czech surnames
Horký: what the name means
Horký means “hot”.
In January 2017, 4,725 people in Czechia were named Horký or Horká (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha515
- Around Brno296
- Around Třebíč248
- Around Velké Meziříčí209
- Around Zábřeh109
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 Horky.
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 Horký mean?
Horký means “hot”.
How many people are called Horký in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,725 people in Czechia were named Horký or Horká, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Horký most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (515), Brno (296), Třebíč (248).