Czech surnames
Popelka: what the name means
Popelka: from the old first name Popel, or popelka, a kitchen helper who tended the hearth.
In January 2017, 3,754 people in Czechia were named Popelka or Popelková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Uherský Brod500
- Around Praha275
- Around Prostějov171
- Around Brno128
- Around Znojmo99
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 Popelka mean?
Popelka: from the old first name Popel, or popelka, a kitchen helper who tended the hearth.
How many people are called Popelka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,754 people in Czechia were named Popelka or Popelková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Popelka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Uherský Brod (500), Praha (275), Prostějov (171).