Czech surnames
Špaček: what the name means
Špaček means “starling”.
In January 2017, 7,562 people in Czechia were named Špaček or Špačková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha837
- Around Brno446
- Around Třebíč254
- Around Hradec Králové245
- Around Ostrava162
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 Spacek.
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 Špaček mean?
Špaček means “starling”.
How many people are called Špaček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,562 people in Czechia were named Špaček or Špačková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Špaček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (837), Brno (446), Třebíč (254).