Surname
Dau
115
Bearers
14964.
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 45 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Dau — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeňský kraj | 30 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 15 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 13 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 11 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 11 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 115 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plzeň | 20 |
| 2 | Praha | 11 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 9 |
| 4 | Mladá Boleslav | 6 |
| 5 | Brno | 6 |
| 6 | Rakovník | 5 |
| 7 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 8 | Cheb | 4 |
| 9 | Klatovy | 4 |
| 10 | Děčín | 3 |
| 11 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 12 | Domažlice | 2 |
| 13 | Tachov | 2 |
| 14 | Teplice | 2 |
| 15 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 16 | Varnsdorf | 2 |
| 17 | Beroun | 1 |
| 18 | Kladno | 1 |
| 19 | Vlašim | 1 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 21 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 22 | Vimperk | 1 |
| 23 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 24 | Rokycany | 1 |
| 25 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 26 | Stod | 1 |
| 27 | Chomutov | 1 |
| 28 | Liberec | 1 |
| 29 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 30 | Kadaň | 1 |
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