Surname
Borkovec
347
Bearers
4776.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
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 69 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Borkovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 110 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 48 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 37 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 37 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 35 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 24 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 14 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 10 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 7 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 7 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 6 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| Total CZ | 347 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 41 |
| 2 | Praha | 37 |
| 3 | Tábor | 36 |
| 4 | Tišnov | 30 |
| 5 | Ústí nad Labem | 20 |
| 6 | Velké Meziříčí | 14 |
| 7 | Kladno | 9 |
| 8 | Šlapanice | 8 |
| 9 | Kyjov | 8 |
| 10 | Vlašim | 6 |
| 11 | Rosice | 6 |
| 12 | Telč | 6 |
| 13 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 14 | Plzeň | 5 |
| 15 | Liberec | 5 |
| 16 | Zlín | 5 |
| 17 | Votice | 4 |
| 18 | Černošice | 4 |
| 19 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 20 | Havlíčkův Brod | 4 |
| 21 | Pardubice | 4 |
| 22 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 4 |
| 23 | Bučovice | 4 |
| 24 | Opava | 4 |
| 25 | Jablunkov | 4 |
| 26 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 27 | Dačice | 3 |
| 28 | Cheb | 3 |
| 29 | Slavkov u Brna | 3 |
| 30 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 3 |
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