934
Bearers
1481.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a place
Surname derived from a place name or adjective (the -ský/-cký suffix).
Origin: the -ský/-cký 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 136 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Horský — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 143 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 113 |
| 3 | Pardubický kraj | 111 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 90 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 79 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 73 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 73 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 57 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 54 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 43 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 33 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 32 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 17 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 16 |
| Total CZ | 934 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 143 |
| 2 | Jihlava | 45 |
| 3 | Brno | 41 |
| 4 | Most | 26 |
| 5 | Hradec Králové | 19 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 18 |
| 7 | Chomutov | 17 |
| 8 | Kladno | 16 |
| 9 | Hořovice | 16 |
| 10 | Plzeň | 16 |
| 11 | Chrudim | 15 |
| 12 | Tábor | 14 |
| 13 | Ústí nad Labem | 14 |
| 14 | Havlíčkův Brod | 14 |
| 15 | Česká Třebová | 14 |
| 16 | České Budějovice | 13 |
| 17 | Vysoké Mýto | 13 |
| 18 | Ostrava | 13 |
| 19 | Karlovy Vary | 12 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 11 |
| 21 | Liberec | 11 |
| 22 | Litomyšl | 11 |
| 23 | Rakovník | 10 |
| 24 | Sokolov | 10 |
| 25 | Blansko | 10 |
| 26 | Nymburk | 9 |
| 27 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 9 |
| 28 | Rýmařov | 9 |
| 29 | Černošice | 8 |
| 30 | Teplice | 8 |
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