Surname
Roček
555
Bearers
2759.
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 99 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Roček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardubický kraj | 127 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 89 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 64 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 44 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 40 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 36 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 34 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 32 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 27 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 20 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 14 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 11 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 10 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 7 |
| Total CZ | 555 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 89 |
| 2 | Pardubice | 46 |
| 3 | Holice | 37 |
| 4 | Liberec | 23 |
| 5 | Hradec Králové | 15 |
| 6 | Kolín | 14 |
| 7 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 14 |
| 8 | Havlíčkův Brod | 13 |
| 9 | Kladno | 12 |
| 10 | Chrudim | 11 |
| 11 | Žamberk | 11 |
| 12 | Moravský Krumlov | 11 |
| 13 | Říčany | 9 |
| 14 | Trutnov | 9 |
| 15 | Brno | 9 |
| 16 | Jičín | 8 |
| 17 | Vysoké Mýto | 8 |
| 18 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 7 |
| 19 | Teplice | 7 |
| 20 | Děčín | 6 |
| 21 | Ústí nad Labem | 6 |
| 22 | Ostrava | 6 |
| 23 | Tachov | 5 |
| 24 | Frýdlant | 5 |
| 25 | Karviná | 5 |
| 26 | Třinec | 5 |
| 27 | Beroun | 4 |
| 28 | Příbram | 4 |
| 29 | Černošice | 4 |
| 30 | Jindřichův Hradec | 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