Czech surnames
Karlík: what the name means
Karlík means “little Karel”: from the first name Karel (Charles).
In January 2017, 2,298 people in Czechia were named Karlík or Karlíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha197
- Around Zlín98
- Around Litomyšl79
- Around Plzeň77
- Around Havlíčkův Brod70
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 Karlik.
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 Karlík mean?
Karlík means “little Karel”: from the first name Karel (Charles).
How many people are called Karlík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,298 people in Czechia were named Karlík or Karlíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Karlík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (197), Zlín (98), Litomyšl (79).