120
Bearers
14444.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Surname from an adjective – a nickname from a characteristic or appearance.
Origin: from an adjective
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 33 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Potočný — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 52 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 19 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 120 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroměříž | 26 |
| 2 | Praha | 10 |
| 3 | Hodonín | 7 |
| 4 | Otrokovice | 7 |
| 5 | Vsetín | 7 |
| 6 | Zlín | 6 |
| 7 | Havířov | 6 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 9 | Kraslice | 4 |
| 10 | Liberec | 4 |
| 11 | Hranice | 4 |
| 12 | Domažlice | 3 |
| 13 | Holešov | 3 |
| 14 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 15 | Karviná | 3 |
| 16 | Poděbrady | 2 |
| 17 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 18 | Roudnice nad Labem | 2 |
| 19 | Hradec Králové | 2 |
| 20 | Kladno | 1 |
| 21 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 1 |
| 22 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 23 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 24 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 25 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 26 | Holice | 1 |
| 27 | Uherské Hradiště | 1 |
| 28 | Znojmo | 1 |
| 29 | Nový Jičín | 1 |
| 30 | Olomouc | 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