Surname
Bandy
436
Bearers
3606.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
Surname from an adjective – a nickname from a characteristic or appearance.
Origin: from an adjective
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 67 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Bandy — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 170 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 59 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 47 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 33 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 19 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 19 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 18 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 17 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 15 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 13 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| Total CZ | 436 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 114 |
| 2 | Praha | 18 |
| 3 | Šternberk | 17 |
| 4 | Bruntál | 16 |
| 5 | Šumperk | 16 |
| 6 | Česká Lípa | 15 |
| 7 | Vsetín | 14 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 11 |
| 9 | Havířov | 10 |
| 10 | Písek | 9 |
| 11 | Plzeň | 9 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 9 |
| 13 | Orlová | 9 |
| 14 | Hranice | 9 |
| 15 | Prachatice | 8 |
| 16 | Strakonice | 8 |
| 17 | Milevsko | 8 |
| 18 | Mělník | 7 |
| 19 | Karviná | 7 |
| 20 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 21 | Brno | 6 |
| 22 | Bohumín | 6 |
| 23 | Kolín | 5 |
| 24 | Teplice | 5 |
| 25 | Prostějov | 5 |
| 26 | Vítkov | 5 |
| 27 | Benešov | 4 |
| 28 | Český Krumlov | 4 |
| 29 | Tanvald | 4 |
| 30 | Lanškroun | 4 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011