Czech surnames
Tesař: what the name means
Tesař means “carpenter”.
In January 2017, 8,399 people in Czechia were named Tesař or Tesařová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha816
- Around Brno518
- Around České Budějovice255
- Around Moravské Budějovice207
- Around Opava184
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 Tesar.
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 Tesař mean?
Tesař means “carpenter”.
How many people are called Tesař in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 8,399 people in Czechia were named Tesař or Tesařová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Tesař most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (816), Brno (518), České Budějovice (255).