Czech surnames
Janovský: what the name means
Janovský: a man from Janov or Janovice — or from the first name Jan.
In January 2017, 2,977 people in Czechia were named Janovský or Janovská (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha480
- Around Tábor152
- Around Říčany120
- Around Uherský Brod94
- Around České Budějovice78
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 Janovsky.
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 Janovský mean?
Janovský: a man from Janov or Janovice — or from the first name Jan.
How many people are called Janovský in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,977 people in Czechia were named Janovský or Janovská, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Janovský most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (480), Tábor (152), Říčany (120).