901
Bearers
1551.
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 122 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Chromý — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 222 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 153 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 119 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 93 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 65 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 50 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 49 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 41 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 29 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 23 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 19 |
| 12 | Plzeňský kraj | 16 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 11 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 11 |
| Total CZ | 901 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | České Budějovice | 59 |
| 2 | Třebíč | 53 |
| 3 | Brno | 52 |
| 4 | Praha | 49 |
| 5 | Kyjov | 43 |
| 6 | Znojmo | 32 |
| 7 | Vyškov | 28 |
| 8 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 25 |
| 9 | Jihlava | 23 |
| 10 | Most | 22 |
| 11 | Ústí nad Labem | 20 |
| 12 | Český Krumlov | 18 |
| 13 | Říčany | 16 |
| 14 | Opava | 14 |
| 15 | Litoměřice | 13 |
| 16 | Telč | 13 |
| 17 | Velké Meziříčí | 13 |
| 18 | Ostrava | 13 |
| 19 | Tišnov | 12 |
| 20 | Zábřeh | 12 |
| 21 | Hodonín | 11 |
| 22 | Moravské Budějovice | 11 |
| 23 | Šlapanice | 10 |
| 24 | Jindřichův Hradec | 9 |
| 25 | Dačice | 9 |
| 26 | Lovosice | 8 |
| 27 | Polička | 8 |
| 28 | Kladno | 7 |
| 29 | Kutná Hora | 7 |
| 30 | Mladá Boleslav | 7 |
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