Czech surnames
Šafránek: what the name means
Šafránek means “little saffron”: perhaps a nickname for a redhead, or a saffron trader.
In January 2017, 3,623 people in Czechia were named Šafránek or Šafránková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha577
- Around Poděbrady103
- Around Brno100
- Around Hradec Králové86
- Around Plzeň82
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 Safranek.
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 Šafránek mean?
Šafránek means “little saffron”: perhaps a nickname for a redhead, or a saffron trader.
How many people are called Šafránek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,623 people in Czechia were named Šafránek or Šafránková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šafránek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (577), Poděbrady (103), Brno (100).