Surname
Jelínek
9 906
Bearers
35.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From nature
Little stag (diminutive), a nickname.
Origin: from Czech 'jelen' (stag)
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 200 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jelínek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 657 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 1 646 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 267 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 956 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 853 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 711 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 498 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 409 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 397 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 362 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 322 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 312 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 279 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 237 |
| Total CZ | 9 906 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 1 267 |
| 2 | Brno | 508 |
| 3 | Znojmo | 227 |
| 4 | Kutná Hora | 217 |
| 5 | Chrudim | 210 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 193 |
| 7 | Kladno | 174 |
| 8 | Jihlava | 169 |
| 9 | Černošice | 163 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 158 |
| 11 | Hradec Králové | 157 |
| 12 | Vyškov | 145 |
| 13 | Teplice | 129 |
| 14 | Blansko | 121 |
| 15 | Chomutov | 120 |
| 16 | Ostrava | 116 |
| 17 | Plzeň | 115 |
| 18 | Havlíčkův Brod | 108 |
| 19 | Třebíč | 105 |
| 20 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 101 |
| 21 | Pelhřimov | 101 |
| 22 | Kolín | 100 |
| 23 | Česká Lípa | 99 |
| 24 | Tábor | 97 |
| 25 | Liberec | 95 |
| 26 | Sokolov | 93 |
| 27 | České Budějovice | 88 |
| 28 | Olomouc | 84 |
| 29 | Most | 81 |
| 30 | Říčany | 78 |
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