Surname
Petráček
539
Bearers
2859.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.
Origin: a diminutive of a given name
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 73 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petráček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 129 |
| 2 | Královéhradecký kraj | 115 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 102 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 59 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 49 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 24 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 17 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 16 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 11 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 10 |
| 11 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 539 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 102 |
| 2 | Hradec Králové | 45 |
| 3 | Kladno | 21 |
| 4 | Ústí nad Labem | 20 |
| 5 | Beroun | 19 |
| 6 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 18 |
| 7 | Rakovník | 17 |
| 8 | Liberec | 15 |
| 9 | České Budějovice | 11 |
| 10 | Teplice | 11 |
| 11 | Jičín | 11 |
| 12 | Nymburk | 10 |
| 13 | Nový Bydžov | 10 |
| 14 | Mladá Boleslav | 9 |
| 15 | Pardubice | 9 |
| 16 | Trutnov | 9 |
| 17 | Hořice | 9 |
| 18 | Čáslav | 8 |
| 19 | Černošice | 8 |
| 20 | Náchod | 8 |
| 21 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 8 |
| 22 | Brno | 8 |
| 23 | Nová Paka | 7 |
| 24 | Jaroměř | 7 |
| 25 | Neratovice | 6 |
| 26 | Sokolov | 6 |
| 27 | Chomutov | 6 |
| 28 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 5 |
| 29 | Strakonice | 5 |
| 30 | Cheb | 5 |
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