Czech surnames
Plaček: what the name means
Plaček: weeper.
In January 2017, 3,101 people in Czechia were named Plaček or Plačková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Hlučín361
- Around Ostrava243
- Around Praha231
- Around Znojmo177
- Around Kolín90
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 Placek.
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 Plaček mean?
Plaček: weeper.
How many people are called Plaček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,101 people in Czechia were named Plaček or Plačková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Plaček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Hlučín (361), Ostrava (243), Praha (231).