Czech surnames
Vaníček: what the name means
Vaníček: probably from Váňa or Vaník, pet forms of the first name Václav (Wenceslas).
In January 2017, 4,201 people in Czechia were named Vaníček or Vaníčková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha418
- Around Hradec Králové152
- Around Jičín139
- Around Žamberk119
- Around Liberec108
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 Vanicek.
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 Vaníček mean?
Vaníček: probably from Váňa or Vaník, pet forms of the first name Václav (Wenceslas).
How many people are called Vaníček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,201 people in Czechia were named Vaníček or Vaníčková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vaníček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (418), Hradec Králové (152), Jičín (139).