Czech surnames
Pilař: what the name means
Pilař: sawyer.
In January 2017, 3,241 people in Czechia were named Pilař or Pilařová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha358
- Around Chrudim323
- Around Pardubice158
- Around Hradec Králové133
- Around Hlinsko89
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 Pilar.
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 Pilař mean?
Pilař: sawyer.
How many people are called Pilař in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,241 people in Czechia were named Pilař or Pilařová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Pilař most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (358), Chrudim (323), Pardubice (158).