Czech surnames
Švec: what the name means
Švec means “shoemaker”.
In January 2017, 9,284 people in Czechia were named Švec or Švecová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,086
- Around České Budějovice310
- Around Tábor257
- Around Brno230
- Around Havlíčkův Brod226
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 Svec.
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 Švec mean?
Švec means “shoemaker”.
How many people are called Švec in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 9,284 people in Czechia were named Švec or Švecová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Švec most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,086), České Budějovice (310), Tábor (257).