Czech surnames
Záruba: what the name means
Záruba: timber fence — from záruba, a wooden enclosure or barrier of felled trees.
In January 2017, 2,919 people in Czechia were named Záruba or Zárubová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha478
- Around Teplice84
- Around Trutnov77
- Around Děčín72
- Around Chrudim68
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 Zaruba.
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 Záruba mean?
Záruba: timber fence — from záruba, a wooden enclosure or barrier of felled trees.
How many people are called Záruba in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,919 people in Czechia were named Záruba or Zárubová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Záruba most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (478), Teplice (84), Trutnov (77).