Czech surnames
Veselý: what the name means
Veselý means “cheerful, merry”.
In January 2017, 26,395 people in Czechia were named Veselý or Veselá (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha3,565
- Around Brno1,217
- Around Černošice521
- Around Znojmo480
- Around Ústí nad Labem460
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 Vesely.
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 Veselý mean?
Veselý means “cheerful, merry”.
How many people are called Veselý in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 26,395 people in Czechia were named Veselý or Veselá, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Veselý most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (3,565), Brno (1,217), Černošice (521).