Czech surnames
Souček: what the name means
Souček: from suk, “knot in wood” — a tough, knotty man.
In January 2017, 7,639 people in Czechia were named Souček or Součková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,106
- Around Hradec Králové381
- Around Brno219
- Around Blansko205
- Around Jihlava188
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 Soucek.
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 Souček mean?
Souček: from suk, “knot in wood” — a tough, knotty man.
How many people are called Souček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,639 people in Czechia were named Souček or Součková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Souček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,106), Hradec Králové (381), Brno (219).