Czech surnames
Hrůza: what the name means
Hrůza: “dread” or “fright”.
In January 2017, 2,320 people in Czechia were named Hrůza or Hrůzová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Třebíč185
- Around Praha173
- Around Brno166
- Around Znojmo110
- Around Jihlava94
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 Hruza.
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 Hrůza mean?
Hrůza: “dread” or “fright”.
How many people are called Hrůza in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,320 people in Czechia were named Hrůza or Hrůzová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Hrůza most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Třebíč (185), Praha (173), Brno (166).