Czech surnames
Kuchař: what the name means
Kuchař means “cook”.
In January 2017, 5,113 people in Czechia were named Kuchař or Kuchařová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha569
- Around Ostrava323
- Around Blansko175
- Around Brno147
- Around Kolín127
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 Kuchar.
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 Kuchař mean?
Kuchař means “cook”.
How many people are called Kuchař in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,113 people in Czechia were named Kuchař or Kuchařová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kuchař most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (569), Ostrava (323), Blansko (175).