Czech surnames
Suchánek: what the name means
Suchánek means “the skinny one”: from suchý, dry, which also meant thin or bony.
In January 2017, 5,990 people in Czechia were named Suchánek or Suchánková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha492
- Around Brno317
- Around Hradec Králové157
- Around Olomouc146
- Around Ostrava137
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 Suchanek.
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 Suchánek mean?
Suchánek means “the skinny one”: from suchý, dry, which also meant thin or bony.
How many people are called Suchánek in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,990 people in Czechia were named Suchánek or Suchánková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Suchánek most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (492), Brno (317), Hradec Králové (157).