6 876
Bearers
74.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a place
Someone who lived on or by a hill.
Origin: from Czech 'kopec' (hill)
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 201 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kopecký — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 1 030 |
| 2 | Pardubický kraj | 1 021 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 872 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 623 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 566 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 445 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 423 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 314 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 312 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 303 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 283 |
| 12 | Olomoucký kraj | 283 |
| 13 | Jihočeský kraj | 230 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 171 |
| Total CZ | 6 876 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 872 |
| 2 | Chrudim | 192 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 179 |
| 4 | Litomyšl | 170 |
| 5 | Brno | 153 |
| 6 | Liberec | 148 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 145 |
| 8 | Vsetín | 129 |
| 9 | Boskovice | 101 |
| 10 | Kolín | 89 |
| 11 | Ostrava | 87 |
| 12 | Česká Lípa | 86 |
| 13 | Vysoké Mýto | 84 |
| 14 | Chomutov | 83 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 82 |
| 16 | Kladno | 80 |
| 17 | Trutnov | 80 |
| 18 | Ústí nad Labem | 77 |
| 19 | Svitavy | 77 |
| 20 | Černošice | 76 |
| 21 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 73 |
| 22 | Říčany | 72 |
| 23 | Olomouc | 71 |
| 24 | Žamberk | 64 |
| 25 | Blansko | 61 |
| 26 | Příbram | 59 |
| 27 | Mladá Boleslav | 58 |
| 28 | Děčín | 58 |
| 29 | Náchod | 58 |
| 30 | Vlašim | 57 |
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