Czech surnames
Martínek: what the name means
Martínek means “little Martin”: from the first name Martin.
In January 2017, 5,978 people in Czechia were named Martínek or Martínková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha859
- Around Plzeň272
- Around Ostrava188
- Around Opava173
- Around Kolín141
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 Martinek.
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 Martínek mean?
Martínek means “little Martin”: from the first name Martin.
How many people are called Martínek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,978 people in Czechia were named Martínek or Martínková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Martínek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (859), Plzeň (272), Ostrava (188).