Czech surnames
Šmejkal: what the name means
Šmejkal: he dragged — from šmejkat, to drag or haul.
In January 2017, 3,321 people in Czechia were named Šmejkal or Šmejkalová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha700
- Around Kolín150
- Around Příbram123
- Around Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav112
- Around Tábor108
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 Smejkal.
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 Šmejkal mean?
Šmejkal: he dragged — from šmejkat, to drag or haul.
How many people are called Šmejkal in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,321 people in Czechia were named Šmejkal or Šmejkalová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šmejkal most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (700), Kolín (150), Příbram (123).