Czech surnames
Šedivý: what the name means
Šedivý means “grey”: likely for grey hair or beard, or grey clothes.
In January 2017, 5,225 people in Czechia were named Šedivý or Šedivá (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha869
- Around Příbram186
- Around Tábor153
- Around České Budějovice128
- Around Černošice104
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 Sedivy.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
More Czech surnames
Questions
What does the surname Šedivý mean?
Šedivý means “grey”: likely for grey hair or beard, or grey clothes.
How many people are called Šedivý in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,225 people in Czechia were named Šedivý or Šedivá, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šedivý most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (869), Příbram (186), Tábor (153).