Czech surnames
Přibyl: what the name means
Přibyl means “he arrived”: a newcomer.
In January 2017, 7,022 people in Czechia were named Přibyl or Přibylová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha885
- Around Brno220
- Around Jihlava204
- Around Boskovice165
- Around Pelhřimov151
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 Pribyl.
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 Přibyl mean?
Přibyl means “he arrived”: a newcomer.
How many people are called Přibyl in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,022 people in Czechia were named Přibyl or Přibylová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Přibyl most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (885), Brno (220), Jihlava (204).