Czech surnames
Nový: what the name means
Nový means “new”: a newcomer.
In January 2017, 6,491 people in Czechia were named Nový or Nová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha861
- Around Plzeň505
- Around Rokycany207
- Around Nýřany182
- Around Sušice160
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 Novy.
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 Nový mean?
Nový means “new”: a newcomer.
How many people are called Nový in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,491 people in Czechia were named Nový or Nová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Nový most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (861), Plzeň (505), Rokycany (207).