259
Bearers
6590.
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 47 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Mečíř — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberecký kraj | 107 |
| 2 | Královéhradecký kraj | 48 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 30 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 24 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 12 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 259 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jilemnice | 45 |
| 2 | Liberec | 25 |
| 3 | Praha | 24 |
| 4 | Trutnov | 15 |
| 5 | Semily | 13 |
| 6 | Jičín | 11 |
| 7 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 9 |
| 8 | Vrchlabí | 9 |
| 9 | České Budějovice | 8 |
| 10 | Česká Lípa | 8 |
| 11 | Hořice | 8 |
| 12 | Kolín | 5 |
| 13 | Rakovník | 5 |
| 14 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 15 | Brno | 5 |
| 16 | Mělník | 4 |
| 17 | Vlašim | 4 |
| 18 | Frýdlant | 4 |
| 19 | Kladno | 3 |
| 20 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 21 | Písek | 3 |
| 22 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 23 | Turnov | 3 |
| 24 | Slavkov u Brna | 3 |
| 25 | Nymburk | 2 |
| 26 | Čáslav | 2 |
| 27 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 28 | Klatovy | 2 |
| 29 | Teplice | 2 |
| 30 | Kadaň | 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