1 165
Bearers
1152.
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 117 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kotlár — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 258 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 198 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 171 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 111 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 83 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 74 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 55 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 52 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 44 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | 39 |
| 11 | Hlavní město Praha | 30 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 21 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 17 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 12 |
| Total CZ | 1 165 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Český Krumlov | 99 |
| 2 | Krnov | 87 |
| 3 | Plzeň | 86 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 69 |
| 5 | Brno | 60 |
| 6 | Roudnice nad Labem | 36 |
| 7 | Praha | 30 |
| 8 | Třinec | 29 |
| 9 | Bílina | 27 |
| 10 | Tanvald | 26 |
| 11 | Cheb | 23 |
| 12 | Jaroměř | 23 |
| 13 | Most | 22 |
| 14 | Litvínov | 22 |
| 15 | Liberec | 20 |
| 16 | Lovosice | 20 |
| 17 | Hradec Králové | 19 |
| 18 | Sokolov | 18 |
| 19 | Pardubice | 18 |
| 20 | Teplice | 17 |
| 21 | Písek | 16 |
| 22 | Bruntál | 15 |
| 23 | Litomyšl | 14 |
| 24 | Uherské Hradiště | 14 |
| 25 | Tábor | 13 |
| 26 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 11 |
| 27 | Louny | 11 |
| 28 | Varnsdorf | 11 |
| 29 | Svitavy | 11 |
| 30 | České Budějovice | 10 |
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