Du

39 Bearers

35739. 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 13 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Du — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Hlavní město Praha	23
2	Středočeský kraj	4
3	Karlovarský kraj	4
4	Kraj Vysočina	3
5	Pardubický kraj	1
6	Moravskoslezský kraj	1
7	Liberecký kraj	1
8	Královéhradecký kraj	1
9	Jihomoravský kraj	1
	Total CZ	39

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	23
2	Humpolec	3
3	Kladno	2
4	Cheb	2
5	Benešov	1
6	Černošice	1
7	Karlovy Vary	1
8	Ostrov	1
9	Jablonec nad Nisou	1
10	Náchod	1
11	Svitavy	1
12	Brno	1
13	Ostrava	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