194
Bearers
8925.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
Likely an occupational surname (the -ář/-íř craft suffix).
Origin: the -ář/-íř occupational 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 43 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Košnar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 50 |
| 2 | Liberecký kraj | 31 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 30 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 24 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 20 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 19 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 8 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 13 | Jihomoravský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 194 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 20 |
| 2 | Liberec | 15 |
| 3 | Pardubice | 15 |
| 4 | Trutnov | 14 |
| 5 | Kolín | 11 |
| 6 | Česká Lípa | 9 |
| 7 | Chrudim | 9 |
| 8 | Vysoké Mýto | 9 |
| 9 | Děčín | 8 |
| 10 | Nymburk | 7 |
| 11 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 12 | Svitavy | 5 |
| 13 | Litomyšl | 5 |
| 14 | Rakovník | 4 |
| 15 | Teplice | 4 |
| 16 | Rumburk | 4 |
| 17 | Opava | 4 |
| 18 | Kutná Hora | 3 |
| 19 | Příbram | 3 |
| 20 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 21 | Chomutov | 3 |
| 22 | Semily | 3 |
| 23 | Polička | 3 |
| 24 | Říčany | 2 |
| 25 | Vimperk | 2 |
| 26 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 27 | Nový Bor | 2 |
| 28 | Hořice | 2 |
| 29 | Česká Třebová | 2 |
| 30 | Lanškroun | 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