Czech surnames
Skřivánek: what the name means
Skřivánek means “little lark”.
In January 2017, 2,284 people in Czechia were named Skřivánek or Skřivánková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha230
- Around Vyškov172
- Around Brno147
- Around Zlín144
- Around Liberec69
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 Skrivanek.
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 Skřivánek mean?
Skřivánek means “little lark”.
How many people are called Skřivánek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,284 people in Czechia were named Skřivánek or Skřivánková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Skřivánek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (230), Vyškov (172), Brno (147).