Surname
Hrachovec
389
Bearers
4149.
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 62 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hrachovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 117 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 48 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 46 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 43 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 40 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 34 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 27 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 17 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 12 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 389 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nový Jičín | 49 |
| 2 | Praha | 48 |
| 3 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 36 |
| 4 | Černošice | 24 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 16 |
| 6 | Nepomuk | 14 |
| 7 | Vodňany | 9 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 9 |
| 9 | Ostrava | 9 |
| 10 | Strakonice | 8 |
| 11 | Lovosice | 8 |
| 12 | Havířov | 8 |
| 13 | Karlovy Vary | 7 |
| 14 | Rokycany | 7 |
| 15 | Frýdek-Místek | 7 |
| 16 | Krnov | 7 |
| 17 | Odry | 7 |
| 18 | Prostějov | 6 |
| 19 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 6 |
| 20 | Orlová | 5 |
| 21 | Šternberk | 5 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 23 | Tábor | 4 |
| 24 | Klatovy | 4 |
| 25 | Liberec | 4 |
| 26 | Karviná | 4 |
| 27 | Vsetín | 4 |
| 28 | Bohumín | 4 |
| 29 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 30 | Beroun | 3 |
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