Surname
Borovec
412
Bearers
3868.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 78 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Borovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 107 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 73 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 46 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 38 |
| 5 | Královéhradecký kraj | 38 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 33 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 16 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 11 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 9 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 9 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 8 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| Total CZ | 412 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubice | 59 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 45 |
| 3 | Praha | 33 |
| 4 | Hradec Králové | 25 |
| 5 | Brno | 18 |
| 6 | Ústí nad Labem | 16 |
| 7 | Vysoké Mýto | 16 |
| 8 | Chrudim | 10 |
| 9 | Hlučín | 10 |
| 10 | Liberec | 9 |
| 11 | Hodonín | 8 |
| 12 | Aš | 7 |
| 13 | Zlín | 7 |
| 14 | Kadaň | 6 |
| 15 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 6 |
| 16 | Kyjov | 6 |
| 17 | Havířov | 6 |
| 18 | Litvínov | 5 |
| 19 | Břeclav | 5 |
| 20 | Frýdek-Místek | 5 |
| 21 | Stříbro | 4 |
| 22 | Holice | 4 |
| 23 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 4 |
| 24 | Litomyšl | 4 |
| 25 | Černošice | 3 |
| 26 | Rokycany | 3 |
| 27 | Česká Lípa | 3 |
| 28 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 29 | Litoměřice | 3 |
| 30 | Most | 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