Czech surnames
Ptáček: what the name means
Ptáček means “little bird”.
In January 2017, 5,853 people in Czechia were named Ptáček or Ptáčková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha691
- Around Valašské Klobouky198
- Around Brno183
- Around Příbram155
- Around Ostrava148
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 Ptacek.
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 Ptáček mean?
Ptáček means “little bird”.
How many people are called Ptáček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,853 people in Czechia were named Ptáček or Ptáčková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Ptáček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (691), Valašské Klobouky (198), Brno (183).