Czech surnames
Malý: what the name means
Malý means “small”.
In January 2017, 13,358 people in Czechia were named Malý or Malá (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,849
- Around Brno495
- Around Hradec Králové301
- Around Černošice263
- Around Pardubice245
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 Maly.
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 Malý mean?
Malý means “small”.
How many people are called Malý in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 13,358 people in Czechia were named Malý or Malá, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Malý most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,849), Brno (495), Hradec Králové (301).