Czech surnames
Šindelář: what the name means
Šindelář means “shingle-maker”: who split wooden roof shingles.
In January 2017, 6,409 people in Czechia were named Šindelář or Šindelářová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha860
- Around České Budějovice226
- Around Plzeň219
- Around Říčany148
- Around Ústí nad Labem121
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 Sindelar.
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 Šindelář mean?
Šindelář means “shingle-maker”: who split wooden roof shingles.
How many people are called Šindelář in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,409 people in Czechia were named Šindelář or Šindelářová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šindelář most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (860), České Budějovice (226), Plzeň (219).