Czech surnames
Mareš: what the name means
Mareš: from the first name Marek or Martin.
In January 2017, 12,221 people in Czechia were named Mareš or Marešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,693
- Around České Budějovice359
- Around Tábor348
- Around Plzeň337
- Around Jihlava308
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 Mares.
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 Mareš mean?
Mareš: from the first name Marek or Martin.
How many people are called Mareš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 12,221 people in Czechia were named Mareš or Marešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Mareš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,693), České Budějovice (359), Tábor (348).