Czech surnames
Moravec: what the name means
Moravec means “Moravian”: a man from Moravia.
In January 2017, 11,920 people in Czechia were named Moravec or Moravcová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,594
- Around Žamberk325
- Around Ostrava287
- Around Pardubice266
- Around Opava262
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
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 Moravec mean?
Moravec means “Moravian”: a man from Moravia.
How many people are called Moravec in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 11,920 people in Czechia were named Moravec or Moravcová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Moravec most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,594), Žamberk (325), Ostrava (287).