239
Bearers
7187.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from 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 49 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jireš — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 52 |
| 2 | Královéhradecký kraj | 45 |
| 3 | Pardubický kraj | 33 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 29 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 24 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 14 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 12 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| Total CZ | 239 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 29 |
| 2 | Mladá Boleslav | 25 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 16 |
| 4 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 15 |
| 5 | Ústí nad Labem | 12 |
| 6 | Žamberk | 12 |
| 7 | Plzeň | 10 |
| 8 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 8 |
| 9 | Liberec | 8 |
| 10 | Jeseník | 8 |
| 11 | Chomutov | 6 |
| 12 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 6 |
| 13 | Králíky | 6 |
| 14 | Rumburk | 4 |
| 15 | Jičín | 4 |
| 16 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 4 |
| 17 | Česká Třebová | 4 |
| 18 | Kroměříž | 4 |
| 19 | Beroun | 3 |
| 20 | Kladno | 3 |
| 21 | Mělník | 3 |
| 22 | Říčany | 3 |
| 23 | Ostrov | 3 |
| 24 | Nový Bor | 3 |
| 25 | Chrudim | 3 |
| 26 | Vyškov | 3 |
| 27 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 28 | Černošice | 2 |
| 29 | Písek | 2 |
| 30 | Cheb | 2 |
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