Czech surnames
Košťál: what the name means
Košťál: stalk — the thick stem of cabbage and similar vegetables.
In January 2017, 3,728 people in Czechia were named Košťál or Košťálová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha455
- Around Hradec Králové363
- Around Brno157
- Around Ostrava153
- Around Pardubice102
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 Kostal.
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 Košťál mean?
Košťál: stalk — the thick stem of cabbage and similar vegetables.
How many people are called Košťál in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,728 people in Czechia were named Košťál or Košťálová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Košťál most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (455), Hradec Králové (363), Brno (157).