Czech surnames
Uhlíř: what the name means
Uhlíř means “charcoal burner”.
In January 2017, 4,450 people in Czechia were named Uhlíř or Uhlířová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha513
- Around Brno176
- Around České Budějovice125
- Around Hradec Králové114
- Around Pardubice87
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 Uhlir.
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 Uhlíř mean?
Uhlíř means “charcoal burner”.
How many people are called Uhlíř in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,450 people in Czechia were named Uhlíř or Uhlířová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Uhlíř most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (513), Brno (176), České Budějovice (125).