Czech surnames
Řezáč: what the name means
Řezáč means “cutter”: one who cut chaff or straw, or a woodcarver.
In January 2017, 4,103 people in Czechia were named Řezáč or Řezáčová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha367
- Around Mladá Boleslav166
- Around Ivančice137
- Around Brno133
- Around Plzeň106
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 Rezac.
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 Řezáč mean?
Řezáč means “cutter”: one who cut chaff or straw, or a woodcarver.
How many people are called Řezáč in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,103 people in Czechia were named Řezáč or Řezáčová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Řezáč most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (367), Mladá Boleslav (166), Ivančice (137).