Czech surnames
Janíček: what the name means
Janíček: little Jan — from the first name Jan (John).
In January 2017, 3,527 people in Czechia were named Janíček or Janíčková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Brno307
- Around Praha163
- Around Zábřeh156
- Around Ostrava153
- Around Šumperk144
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 Janicek.
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 Janíček mean?
Janíček: little Jan — from the first name Jan (John).
How many people are called Janíček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,527 people in Czechia were named Janíček or Janíčková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Janíček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Brno (307), Praha (163), Zábřeh (156).