Czech surnames
Provazník: what the name means
Provazník means “rope maker”.
In January 2017, 2,488 people in Czechia were named Provazník or Provazníková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha315
- Around Kostelec nad Orlicí122
- Around Pardubice75
- Around Hradec Králové74
- Around Benešov71
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 Provaznik.
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 Provazník mean?
Provazník means “rope maker”.
How many people are called Provazník in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,488 people in Czechia were named Provazník or Provazníková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Provazník most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (315), Kostelec nad Orlicí (122), Pardubice (75).