Czech surnames
Sláma: what the name means
Sláma means “straw”: probably for straw-blond hair.
In January 2017, 5,977 people in Czechia were named Sláma or Slámová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha543
- Around Brno513
- Around Nové Město na Moravě213
- Around Žďár nad Sázavou201
- Around Břeclav183
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 Slama.
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 Sláma mean?
Sláma means “straw”: probably for straw-blond hair.
How many people are called Sláma in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,977 people in Czechia were named Sláma or Slámová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Sláma most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (543), Brno (513), Nové Město na Moravě (213).