Czech surnames
Sládek: what the name means
Sládek means “brewer”.
In January 2017, 5,661 people in Czechia were named Sládek or Sládková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha836
- Around Ostrava217
- Around České Budějovice211
- Around Plzeň168
- Around Brno161
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 Sladek.
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 Sládek mean?
Sládek means “brewer”.
How many people are called Sládek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,661 people in Czechia were named Sládek or Sládková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Sládek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (836), Ostrava (217), České Budějovice (211).