Czech surnames
Hrdlička: what the name means
Hrdlička means “turtledove”.
In January 2017, 6,602 people in Czechia were named Hrdlička or Hrdličková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha922
- Around Brno264
- Around Černošice158
- Around Plzeň153
- Around Šlapanice133
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 Hrdlicka.
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 Hrdlička mean?
Hrdlička means “turtledove”.
How many people are called Hrdlička in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,602 people in Czechia were named Hrdlička or Hrdličková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Hrdlička most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (922), Brno (264), Černošice (158).