Czech surnames
Kopecký: what the name means
Kopecký: from kopec, “hill” — a man living on a hill.
In January 2017, 14,173 people in Czechia were named Kopecký or Kopecká (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,818
- Around Chrudim380
- Around Hradec Králové366
- Around Litomyšl343
- Around Brno336
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 Kopecky.
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 Kopecký mean?
Kopecký: from kopec, “hill” — a man living on a hill.
How many people are called Kopecký in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 14,173 people in Czechia were named Kopecký or Kopecká, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kopecký most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,818), Chrudim (380), Hradec Králové (366).