Czech surnames
Kolařík: what the name means
Kolařík: little wheelwright — perhaps a wheelwright’s son or apprentice.
In January 2017, 3,644 people in Czechia were named Kolařík or Kolaříková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha337
- Around Brno231
- Around Zlín175
- Around Uherské Hradiště115
- Around Prostějov113
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 Kolarik.
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 Kolařík mean?
Kolařík: little wheelwright — perhaps a wheelwright’s son or apprentice.
How many people are called Kolařík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,644 people in Czechia were named Kolařík or Kolaříková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kolařík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (337), Brno (231), Zlín (175).