Meaning
Occupational
The feminine form of the surname Hrnčíř. A potter making earthenware.
Origin: from Czech 'hrnec' (pot)
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 148 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Hrnčířová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 230 |
| 2 | Královéhradecký kraj | 222 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 124 |
| 4 | Kraj Vysočina | 118 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 115 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 102 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 83 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 78 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 57 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 48 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 39 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 33 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 32 |
| 14 | Plzeňský kraj | 20 |
| Total CZ | 1 301 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 124 |
| 2 | Pelhřimov | 54 |
| 3 | Brno | 53 |
| 4 | Blansko | 33 |
| 5 | Náchod | 31 |
| 6 | Dobruška | 31 |
| 7 | Břeclav | 30 |
| 8 | Trutnov | 26 |
| 9 | Ostrava | 26 |
| 10 | Jičín | 24 |
| 11 | Liberec | 22 |
| 12 | Litoměřice | 22 |
| 13 | Znojmo | 22 |
| 14 | Nová Paka | 21 |
| 15 | Nové Město nad Metují | 21 |
| 16 | Hodonín | 21 |
| 17 | Mikulov | 21 |
| 18 | Třeboň | 19 |
| 19 | Mladá Boleslav | 18 |
| 20 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 18 |
| 21 | Olomouc | 18 |
| 22 | Bílovec | 17 |
| 23 | Pardubice | 16 |
| 24 | Třebíč | 16 |
| 25 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 15 |
| 26 | Hradec Králové | 14 |
| 27 | Chrudim | 14 |
| 28 | Zlín | 14 |
| 29 | Kladno | 13 |
| 30 | Vysoké Mýto | 12 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
The same surname across Europe
Hrnčíř CZ· Töpfer DE· Potter GB· Fazekas HU· Garncarz PL
All these surnames mean the same thing: potter. Explore
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011