Surname
Potoček
195
Bearers
8896.
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 49 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Potoček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Královéhradecký kraj | 88 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 26 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 24 |
| 4 | Liberecký kraj | 13 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 10 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | 4 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| 14 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 195 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 26 |
| 2 | Trutnov | 23 |
| 3 | Hradec Králové | 16 |
| 4 | Dobruška | 13 |
| 5 | Liberec | 8 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 7 |
| 7 | Broumov | 7 |
| 8 | Jaroměř | 7 |
| 9 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 7 |
| 10 | Černošice | 6 |
| 11 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 |
| 12 | Most | 4 |
| 13 | Nové Město nad Metují | 4 |
| 14 | Dvůr Králové nad Labem | 4 |
| 15 | Zlín | 4 |
| 16 | Slaný | 3 |
| 17 | Čáslav | 3 |
| 18 | Poděbrady | 3 |
| 19 | Náchod | 3 |
| 20 | Jilemnice | 3 |
| 21 | Žamberk | 3 |
| 22 | Brno | 3 |
| 23 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 24 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 25 | Jičín | 2 |
| 26 | Karviná | 2 |
| 27 | Havířov | 2 |
| 28 | Kolín | 1 |
| 29 | Kutná Hora | 1 |
| 30 | Votice | 1 |
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