Czech surnames
Šiška: what the name means
Šiška means “a cone”: the cone of a pine or other conifer.
In January 2017, 2,432 people in Czechia were named Šiška or Šišková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Kroměříž220
- Around Praha167
- Around Olomouc165
- Around Zlín163
- Around Otrokovice60
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 Siska.
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 Šiška mean?
Šiška means “a cone”: the cone of a pine or other conifer.
How many people are called Šiška in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,432 people in Czechia were named Šiška or Šišková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šiška most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Kroměříž (220), Praha (167), Olomouc (165).