Czech surnames
Menšík: what the name means
Menšík: the smaller one — shorter, younger, or with a smaller farm.
In January 2017, 3,125 people in Czechia were named Menšík or Menšíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha232
- Around Brno232
- Around Prostějov148
- Around Ostrava138
- Around Olomouc120
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 Mensik.
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 Menšík mean?
Menšík: the smaller one — shorter, younger, or with a smaller farm.
How many people are called Menšík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,125 people in Czechia were named Menšík or Menšíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Menšík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (232), Brno (232), Prostějov (148).