390
Bearers
4144.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
A butcher.
Origin: from Czech 'řezat' (to cut)
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 75 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Řezník — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 100 |
| 2 | Zlínský kraj | 56 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 45 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 41 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 35 |
| 6 | Pardubický kraj | 29 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 20 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 18 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 15 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 14 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 9 |
| 12 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 390 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 45 |
| 2 | Boskovice | 34 |
| 3 | Brno | 27 |
| 4 | Svitavy | 19 |
| 5 | Zlín | 18 |
| 6 | Znojmo | 13 |
| 7 | Vsetín | 13 |
| 8 | Vizovice | 12 |
| 9 | Jeseník | 12 |
| 10 | Prachatice | 11 |
| 11 | Strakonice | 11 |
| 12 | Blansko | 10 |
| 13 | Liberec | 9 |
| 14 | Prostějov | 8 |
| 15 | Šumperk | 7 |
| 16 | Vimperk | 6 |
| 17 | Vyškov | 6 |
| 18 | Litovel | 6 |
| 19 | Havlíčkův Brod | 5 |
| 20 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 21 | Otrokovice | 5 |
| 22 | Havířov | 5 |
| 23 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 24 | Černošice | 4 |
| 25 | Sedlčany | 4 |
| 26 | Milevsko | 4 |
| 27 | Karlovy Vary | 4 |
| 28 | Mariánské Lázně | 4 |
| 29 | Uherské Hradiště | 4 |
| 30 | Zábřeh | 4 |
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