251
Bearers
6810.
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 62 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Kožnar — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 64 |
| 2 | Plzeňský kraj | 57 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 31 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 25 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 24 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 18 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 10 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 9 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 7 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 251 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 25 |
| 2 | Znojmo | 21 |
| 3 | Brno | 15 |
| 4 | Plzeň | 13 |
| 5 | Sušice | 12 |
| 6 | Stříbro | 10 |
| 7 | Rosice | 10 |
| 8 | Třebíč | 8 |
| 9 | Horažďovice | 7 |
| 10 | Náměšť nad Oslavou | 7 |
| 11 | Rokycany | 6 |
| 12 | Most | 6 |
| 13 | Ivančice | 6 |
| 14 | Velké Meziříčí | 6 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 16 | Tachov | 5 |
| 17 | Česká Lípa | 5 |
| 18 | Lovosice | 5 |
| 19 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 5 |
| 20 | Králíky | 4 |
| 21 | Mělník | 3 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 3 |
| 23 | Domažlice | 3 |
| 24 | Teplice | 3 |
| 25 | Jilemnice | 3 |
| 26 | Hustopeče | 3 |
| 27 | Moravský Krumlov | 3 |
| 28 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 29 | Nymburk | 2 |
| 30 | Lysá nad Labem | 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