Czech surnames
Jílek: what the name means
Jílek: from the first name Jiljí (Giles).
In January 2017, 6,103 people in Czechia were named Jílek or Jílková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha557
- Around Polička267
- Around Brno263
- Around Šumperk249
- Around Plzeň245
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 Jilek.
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 Jílek mean?
Jílek: from the first name Jiljí (Giles).
How many people are called Jílek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,103 people in Czechia were named Jílek or Jílková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Jílek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (557), Polička (267), Brno (263).