Czech surnames
Stehlík: what the name means
Stehlík means “goldfinch”.
In January 2017, 6,883 people in Czechia were named Stehlík or Stehlíková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha753
- Around Znojmo371
- Around Brno333
- Around Plzeň219
- Around Hustopeče196
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 Stehlik.
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 Stehlík mean?
Stehlík means “goldfinch”.
How many people are called Stehlík in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,883 people in Czechia were named Stehlík or Stehlíková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Stehlík most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (753), Znojmo (371), Brno (333).