Czech surnames
Pech: what the name means
Pech: probably from the first name Petr (Peter), not German Pech, “bad luck”.
In January 2017, 5,873 people in Czechia were named Pech or Pechová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha692
- Around Plzeň276
- Around Jihlava256
- Around Pelhřimov244
- Around Ostrava125
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 Pech mean?
Pech: probably from the first name Petr (Peter), not German Pech, “bad luck”.
How many people are called Pech in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,873 people in Czechia were named Pech or Pechová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Pech most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (692), Plzeň (276), Jihlava (256).