Czech surnames
Soukup: what the name means
Soukup means “co-buyer”: a man who bought land together with another.
In January 2017, 12,433 people in Czechia were named Soukup or Soukupová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,972
- Around Plzeň567
- Around České Budějovice401
- Around Černošice286
- Around Příbram241
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 Soukup mean?
Soukup means “co-buyer”: a man who bought land together with another.
How many people are called Soukup in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 12,433 people in Czechia were named Soukup or Soukupová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Soukup most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,972), Plzeň (567), České Budějovice (401).