Czech surnames
Krejčík: what the name means
Krejčík means “little tailor”: from krejčí, originally a cloth merchant.
In January 2017, 2,783 people in Czechia were named Krejčík or Krejčíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha434
- Around Pardubice127
- Around Nymburk98
- Around Mladá Boleslav92
- Around Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav78
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 Krejcik.
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 Krejčík mean?
Krejčík means “little tailor”: from krejčí, originally a cloth merchant.
How many people are called Krejčík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,783 people in Czechia were named Krejčík or Krejčíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Krejčík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (434), Pardubice (127), Nymburk (98).