Surname
Jírovec
247
Bearers
6928.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
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 46 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jírovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 74 |
| 2 | Plzeňský kraj | 58 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 38 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 24 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 18 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 247 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 38 |
| 2 | Domažlice | 25 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 20 |
| 4 | Milevsko | 12 |
| 5 | Prachatice | 11 |
| 6 | Tábor | 11 |
| 7 | Plzeň | 11 |
| 8 | Písek | 10 |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 9 |
| 10 | Stod | 7 |
| 11 | Znojmo | 7 |
| 12 | Vimperk | 6 |
| 13 | Sušice | 6 |
| 14 | Hradec Králové | 6 |
| 15 | Poděbrady | 5 |
| 16 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 17 | Horšovský Týn | 4 |
| 18 | Litoměřice | 4 |
| 19 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 4 |
| 20 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 21 | Mělník | 3 |
| 22 | Strakonice | 3 |
| 23 | Horažďovice | 3 |
| 24 | Most | 3 |
| 25 | Příbram | 2 |
| 26 | Liberec | 2 |
| 27 | Louny | 2 |
| 28 | Teplice | 2 |
| 29 | Kadaň | 2 |
| 30 | Tanvald | 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