Czech surnames
Majer: what the name means
Majer means “farm steward”: Czech spelling of German Meier.
In January 2017, 4,817 people in Czechia were named Majer or Majerová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha652
- Around Plzeň162
- Around České Budějovice146
- Around Frýdek-Místek143
- Around Olomouc139
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
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 Majer mean?
Majer means “farm steward”: Czech spelling of German Meier.
How many people are called Majer in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,817 people in Czechia were named Majer or Majerová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Majer most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (652), Plzeň (162), České Budějovice (146).