Czech surnames
Jelínek: what the name means
Jelínek means “little deer”.
In January 2017, 20,123 people in Czechia were named Jelínek or Jelínková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha2,601
- Around Brno1,032
- Around Znojmo464
- Around Chrudim419
- Around Kutná Hora413
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 Jelinek.
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 Jelínek mean?
Jelínek means “little deer”.
How many people are called Jelínek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 20,123 people in Czechia were named Jelínek or Jelínková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Jelínek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (2,601), Brno (1,032), Znojmo (464).