Czech surnames
Zavadil: what the name means
Zavadil: from the old verb zavadit, which could mean “to burden with debt”.
In January 2017, 4,386 people in Czechia were named Zavadil or Zavadilová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha484
- Around Kroměříž321
- Around Olomouc253
- Around Přerov248
- Around Brno171
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 Zavadil mean?
Zavadil: from the old verb zavadit, which could mean “to burden with debt”.
How many people are called Zavadil in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 4,386 people in Czechia were named Zavadil or Zavadilová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Zavadil most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (484), Kroměříž (321), Olomouc (253).