Surname
Kolár
125
Bearers
13853.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
A wheelwright making wheels and carts.
Origin: from Czech 'kolo' (wheel)
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 41 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kolár — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 27 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 23 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 15 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 14 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| Total CZ | 125 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 27 |
| 2 | Černošice | 9 |
| 3 | Šumperk | 9 |
| 4 | Havířov | 8 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 6 | Karlovy Vary | 5 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | 4 |
| 8 | Varnsdorf | 3 |
| 9 | Frýdlant | 3 |
| 10 | Žatec | 3 |
| 11 | Mikulov | 3 |
| 12 | Přerov | 3 |
| 13 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 14 | Prachatice | 2 |
| 15 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 16 | Kaplice | 2 |
| 17 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 18 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 19 | Pohořelice | 2 |
| 20 | Veselí nad Moravou | 2 |
| 21 | Bruntál | 2 |
| 22 | Karviná | 2 |
| 23 | Olomouc | 2 |
| 24 | Rýmařov | 2 |
| 25 | Benešov | 1 |
| 26 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 27 | Votice | 1 |
| 28 | Lysá nad Labem | 1 |
| 29 | Cheb | 1 |
| 30 | Louny | 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