Czech surnames
Vlach: what the name means
Vlach means “Italian”: a man from Italy.
In January 2017, 5,330 people in Czechia were named Vlach or Vlachová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha646
- Around Brno351
- Around Boskovice158
- Around Prostějov133
- Around Náchod126
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 Vlach mean?
Vlach means “Italian”: a man from Italy.
How many people are called Vlach in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,330 people in Czechia were named Vlach or Vlachová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vlach most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (646), Brno (351), Boskovice (158).