Czech surnames
Vávra: what the name means
Vávra: from the first name Vavřinec (Lawrence).
In January 2017, 11,601 people in Czechia were named Vávra or Vávrová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,422
- Around České Budějovice350
- Around Uherské Hradiště350
- Around Brno246
- Around Hradec Králové241
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 Vavra.
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 Vávra mean?
Vávra: from the first name Vavřinec (Lawrence).
How many people are called Vávra in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 11,601 people in Czechia were named Vávra or Vávrová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vávra most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,422), České Budějovice (350), Uherské Hradiště (350).