Surname
Frey
198
Bearers
8735.
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 53 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Frey — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 32 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 29 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 27 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 25 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 23 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 15 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 12 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 8 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 198 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 32 |
| 2 | Znojmo | 14 |
| 3 | Olomouc | 12 |
| 4 | Opava | 12 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 11 |
| 6 | Brno | 7 |
| 7 | Přeštice | 6 |
| 8 | Chomutov | 6 |
| 9 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 5 |
| 10 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 11 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 5 |
| 12 | Kutná Hora | 4 |
| 13 | Černošice | 4 |
| 14 | Dačice | 4 |
| 15 | Třebíč | 4 |
| 16 | Telč | 4 |
| 17 | Kladno | 3 |
| 18 | České Budějovice | 3 |
| 19 | Pelhřimov | 3 |
| 20 | Karlovy Vary | 3 |
| 21 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 3 |
| 22 | Teplice | 3 |
| 23 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 24 | Velké Meziříčí | 3 |
| 25 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 26 | Sušice | 2 |
| 27 | Nepomuk | 2 |
| 28 | Liberec | 2 |
| 29 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 30 | Trutnov | 2 |
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