Czech surnames
Škoda: what the name means
Škoda means “damage, harm”.
In January 2017, 4,204 people in Czechia were named Škoda or Škodová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha480
- Around Náchod274
- Around Liberec265
- Around Pardubice131
- Around Brno118
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 Skoda.
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 Škoda mean?
Škoda means “damage, harm”.
How many people are called Škoda in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,204 people in Czechia were named Škoda or Škodová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Škoda most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (480), Náchod (274), Liberec (265).