Surname
Jirovec
83
Bearers
20096.
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 22 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Jirovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 21 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 18 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 15 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 83 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 18 |
| 2 | Mladá Boleslav | 14 |
| 3 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 4 | Sušice | 5 |
| 5 | Český Krumlov | 4 |
| 6 | Plzeň | 4 |
| 7 | Louny | 4 |
| 8 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 9 | Jičín | 4 |
| 10 | Horažďovice | 3 |
| 11 | Kolín | 2 |
| 12 | Černošice | 2 |
| 13 | Horšovský Týn | 2 |
| 14 | Děčín | 2 |
| 15 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 16 | Nymburk | 1 |
| 17 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 1 |
| 18 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 19 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 20 | Domažlice | 1 |
| 21 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 22 | Opava | 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