Czech surnames
Trnka: what the name means
Trnka means “sloe, blackthorn”.
In January 2017, 5,961 people in Czechia were named Trnka or Trnková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha801
- Around České Budějovice268
- Around Brno247
- Around Plzeň189
- Around Jihlava178
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
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 Trnka mean?
Trnka means “sloe, blackthorn”.
How many people are called Trnka in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,961 people in Czechia were named Trnka or Trnková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Trnka most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (801), České Budějovice (268), Brno (247).