Surname
Jírek
75
Bearers
21856.
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 20 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jírek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 30 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 6 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 75 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubice | 21 |
| 2 | Brno | 9 |
| 3 | Ústí nad Labem | 7 |
| 4 | Praha | 6 |
| 5 | Chrudim | 6 |
| 6 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 7 | Frýdlant | 4 |
| 8 | Dobříš | 2 |
| 9 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 10 | Přelouč | 2 |
| 11 | Žďár nad Sázavou | 2 |
| 12 | Kolín | 1 |
| 13 | Příbram | 1 |
| 14 | Černošice | 1 |
| 15 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 16 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 17 | Teplice | 1 |
| 18 | Holice | 1 |
| 19 | Ivančice | 1 |
| 20 | Rosice | 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