Czech surnames
Jaroš: what the name means
Jaroš: from the first name Jaroslav.
In January 2017, 9,380 people in Czechia were named Jaroš or Jarošová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,007
- Around Brno364
- Around Ostrava256
- Around Jihlava240
- Around České Budějovice190
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 Jaros.
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 Jaroš mean?
Jaroš: from the first name Jaroslav.
How many people are called Jaroš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 9,380 people in Czechia were named Jaroš or Jarošová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Jaroš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,007), Brno (364), Ostrava (256).