Czech surnames
Vrána: what the name means
Vrána means “crow”.
In January 2017, 6,192 people in Czechia were named Vrána or Vránová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha582
- Around Brno275
- Around Prostějov230
- Around Přerov220
- Around Ostrava200
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 Vrana.
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 Vrána mean?
Vrána means “crow”.
How many people are called Vrána in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 6,192 people in Czechia were named Vrána or Vránová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vrána most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (582), Brno (275), Prostějov (230).