Czech surnames
Poláček: what the name means
Poláček means “little Pole”: someone from or connected with Poland.
In January 2017, 5,506 people in Czechia were named Poláček or Poláčková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha577
- Around Brno310
- Around Kyjov139
- Around Černošice137
- Around Ostrava136
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 Polacek.
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 Poláček mean?
Poláček means “little Pole”: someone from or connected with Poland.
How many people are called Poláček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,506 people in Czechia were named Poláček or Poláčková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Poláček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (577), Brno (310), Kyjov (139).