Křížek

Female form: Križeková

1 912 Bearers

638. Rank

male Gender

Meaning

Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

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 166 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Křížek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Středočeský kraj	372
2	Hlavní město Praha	277
3	Ústecký kraj	170
4	Olomoucký kraj	166
5	Plzeňský kraj	156
6	Moravskoslezský kraj	133
7	Jihočeský kraj	113
8	Královéhradecký kraj	112
9	Liberecký kraj	89
10	Kraj Vysočina	79
11	Zlínský kraj	71
12	Karlovarský kraj	60
13	Jihomoravský kraj	59
14	Pardubický kraj	55
	Total CZ	1 912

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	277
2	Plzeň	49
3	Olomouc	49
4	Sedlčany	43
5	Ostrava	43
6	Prostějov	38
7	Votice	33
8	Mladá Boleslav	31
9	Pardubice	31
10	Děčín	30
11	Hradec Králové	29
12	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	28
13	Černošice	27
14	Jihlava	25
15	Trutnov	23
16	Liberec	22
17	Kolín	21
18	Pelhřimov	21
19	Kadaň	21
20	Frenštát pod Radhoštěm	21
21	Benešov	20
22	Kladno	20
23	Nýřany	20
24	Beroun	19
25	Dačice	19
26	Sokolov	19
27	Česká Lípa	19
28	Brno	19
29	České Budějovice	18
30	Lovosice	18

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