Czech surnames
Stránský: what the name means
Stránský: from stráň, “hillside” — a man living on a slope.
In January 2017, 5,926 people in Czechia were named Stránský or Stránská (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha694
- Around Vrchlabí210
- Around Liberec199
- Around Hradec Králové173
- Around Brno153
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 Stransky.
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 Stránský mean?
Stránský: from stráň, “hillside” — a man living on a slope.
How many people are called Stránský in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,926 people in Czechia were named Stránský or Stránská, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Stránský most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (694), Vrchlabí (210), Liberec (199).