Czech surnames
Javůrek: what the name means
Javůrek means “little maple”.
In January 2017, 2,756 people in Czechia were named Javůrek or Javůrková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha420
- Around Hradec Králové97
- Around Ústí nad Orlicí83
- Around Říčany81
- Around Ústí nad Labem80
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 Javurek.
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 Javůrek mean?
Javůrek means “little maple”.
How many people are called Javůrek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,756 people in Czechia were named Javůrek or Javůrková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Javůrek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (420), Hradec Králové (97), Ústí nad Orlicí (83).