Czech surnames
Mareček: what the name means
Mareček means “little Marek”: from the first name Marek (Mark).
In January 2017, 4,196 people in Czechia were named Mareček or Marečková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha417
- Around Brno266
- Around Uherské Hradiště151
- Around Hradec Králové150
- Around Boskovice87
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 Marecek.
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 Mareček mean?
Mareček means “little Marek”: from the first name Marek (Mark).
How many people are called Mareček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,196 people in Czechia were named Mareček or Marečková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Mareček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (417), Brno (266), Uherské Hradiště (151).