Czech surnames
Sobotka: what the name means
Sobotka means “Saturday”: perhaps born on a Saturday.
In January 2017, 5,507 people in Czechia were named Sobotka or Sobotková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha543
- Around Žďár nad Sázavou475
- Around Jihlava374
- Around Brno301
- Around Moravský Krumlov188
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
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 Sobotka mean?
Sobotka means “Saturday”: perhaps born on a Saturday.
How many people are called Sobotka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,507 people in Czechia were named Sobotka or Sobotková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Sobotka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (543), Žďár nad Sázavou (475), Jihlava (374).