Czech surnames
Zeman: what the name means
Zeman means “yeoman”: a free landholder of the lesser nobility.
In January 2017, 17,745 people in Czechia were named Zeman or Zemanová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha2,373
- Around Brno598
- Around České Budějovice486
- Around Jihlava359
- Around Pardubice352
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 Zeman mean?
Zeman means “yeoman”: a free landholder of the lesser nobility.
How many people are called Zeman in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 17,745 people in Czechia were named Zeman or Zemanová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Zeman most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (2,373), Brno (598), České Budějovice (486).