Surname
Jireček
115
Bearers
14984.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of a given name
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 27 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jireček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 61 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 15 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 115 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litomyšl | 40 |
| 2 | Praha | 10 |
| 3 | Vysoké Mýto | 9 |
| 4 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 6 |
| 5 | Poděbrady | 5 |
| 6 | Černošice | 4 |
| 7 | Chomutov | 4 |
| 8 | Chrudim | 4 |
| 9 | Náchod | 4 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 11 | Frýdlant | 3 |
| 12 | Kladno | 2 |
| 13 | Rakovník | 2 |
| 14 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 15 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 16 | Teplice | 2 |
| 17 | Pardubice | 2 |
| 18 | Brno | 2 |
| 19 | Kolín | 1 |
| 20 | Mělník | 1 |
| 21 | Tábor | 1 |
| 22 | Liberec | 1 |
| 23 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 1 |
| 24 | Semily | 1 |
| 25 | Třebíč | 1 |
| 26 | Tišnov | 1 |
| 27 | Krnov | 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