Czech surnames
Vlček: what the name means
Vlček means “little wolf”.
In January 2017, 14,028 people in Czechia were named Vlček or Vlčková (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,551
- Around Brno555
- Around Ostrava412
- Around Plzeň328
- Around Náchod320
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 Vlcek.
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 Vlček mean?
Vlček means “little wolf”.
How many people are called Vlček in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 14,028 people in Czechia were named Vlček or Vlčková, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vlček most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,551), Brno (555), Ostrava (412).