Czech surnames
Zajíc: what the name means
Zajíc means “hare”.
In January 2017, 4,503 people in Czechia were named Zajíc or Zajícová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha408
- Around Ostrava198
- Around Uherské Hradiště155
- Around Semily104
- Around Brno103
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 Zajic.
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 Zajíc mean?
Zajíc means “hare”.
How many people are called Zajíc in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,503 people in Czechia were named Zajíc or Zajícová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Zajíc most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (408), Ostrava (198), Uherské Hradiště (155).