Czech surnames
Janoušek: what the name means
Janoušek means “little Jan”.
In January 2017, 7,625 people in Czechia were named Janoušek or Janoušková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,049
- Around Brno214
- Around Černošice184
- Around Plzeň174
- Around Liberec154
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 Janousek.
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 Janoušek mean?
Janoušek means “little Jan”.
How many people are called Janoušek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,625 people in Czechia were named Janoušek or Janoušková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Janoušek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,049), Brno (214), Černošice (184).