292
Bearers
5766.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational 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 37 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Gelnar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 248 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 9 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 292 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 134 |
| 2 | Bílovec | 31 |
| 3 | Opava | 18 |
| 4 | Kopřivnice | 15 |
| 5 | Praha | 9 |
| 6 | Frýdek-Místek | 9 |
| 7 | Havířov | 7 |
| 8 | Orlová | 7 |
| 9 | Hlučín | 7 |
| 10 | Odry | 6 |
| 11 | Černošice | 5 |
| 12 | Krnov | 4 |
| 13 | Český Krumlov | 3 |
| 14 | Trhové Sviny | 3 |
| 15 | Šlapanice | 3 |
| 16 | Karviná | 3 |
| 17 | Vsetín | 3 |
| 18 | Prachatice | 2 |
| 19 | Domažlice | 2 |
| 20 | Nový Bor | 2 |
| 21 | Bohumín | 2 |
| 22 | Kravaře | 2 |
| 23 | Kladno | 1 |
| 24 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 25 | Písek | 1 |
| 26 | Nepomuk | 1 |
| 27 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 28 | Děčín | 1 |
| 29 | Trutnov | 1 |
| 30 | Brno | 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