Czech surnames
Kalous: what the name means
Kalous means “long-eared owl”.
In January 2017, 2,328 people in Czechia were named Kalous or Kalousová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Žamberk279
- Around Praha217
- Around Hradec Králové76
- Around Domažlice71
- Around Ostrava64
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
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 Kalous mean?
Kalous means “long-eared owl”.
How many people are called Kalous in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,328 people in Czechia were named Kalous or Kalousová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kalous most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Žamberk (279), Praha (217), Hradec Králové (76).