Czech surnames
Vrba: what the name means
Vrba means “willow”: someone living by willows.
In January 2017, 7,048 people in Czechia were named Vrba or Vrbová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha781
- Around Brno277
- Around Olomouc196
- Around Plzeň178
- Around Ostrava142
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 Vrba mean?
Vrba means “willow”: someone living by willows.
How many people are called Vrba in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 7,048 people in Czechia were named Vrba or Vrbová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Vrba most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (781), Brno (277), Olomouc (196).