962
Bearers
1442.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
The feminine form of the surname Jíra. 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 125 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jírová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 172 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 136 |
| 3 | Liberecký kraj | 133 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 110 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 90 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 71 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 67 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 59 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | 49 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 24 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 24 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 18 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 7 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 962 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 136 |
| 2 | Liberec | 66 |
| 3 | Mladá Boleslav | 43 |
| 4 | Ústí nad Labem | 42 |
| 5 | Hradec Králové | 30 |
| 6 | Pelhřimov | 27 |
| 7 | Jindřichův Hradec | 20 |
| 8 | Plzeň | 20 |
| 9 | Nýřany | 20 |
| 10 | Turnov | 18 |
| 11 | Lysá nad Labem | 16 |
| 12 | Brno | 16 |
| 13 | České Budějovice | 15 |
| 14 | Most | 14 |
| 15 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 13 |
| 16 | Říčany | 13 |
| 17 | Jihlava | 13 |
| 18 | Kladno | 12 |
| 19 | Sokolov | 12 |
| 20 | Třebíč | 12 |
| 21 | Česká Lípa | 11 |
| 22 | Semily | 11 |
| 23 | Boskovice | 11 |
| 24 | Tábor | 10 |
| 25 | Chomutov | 10 |
| 26 | Černošice | 9 |
| 27 | Prachatice | 9 |
| 28 | Dačice | 9 |
| 29 | Tanvald | 9 |
| 30 | Písek | 8 |
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