Czech surnames
Vlasák: what the name means
Vlasák means “the hairy one”: a man with striking hair.
In January 2017, 4,766 people in Czechia were named Vlasák or Vlasáková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha775
- Around Kladno159
- Around Hradec Králové142
- Around Pardubice141
- Around Brno133
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 Vlasak.
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 Vlasák mean?
Vlasák means “the hairy one”: a man with striking hair.
How many people are called Vlasák in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,766 people in Czechia were named Vlasák or Vlasáková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vlasák most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (775), Kladno (159), Hradec Králové (142).