Surname
Rotaru
48
Bearers
31107.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
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 19 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Rotaru — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 24 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 4 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 48 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 24 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 3 |
| 3 | Rakovník | 2 |
| 4 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 5 | Třebíč | 2 |
| 6 | Brno | 2 |
| 7 | Beroun | 1 |
| 8 | Kladno | 1 |
| 9 | Kolín | 1 |
| 10 | Český Brod | 1 |
| 11 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 12 | Říčany | 1 |
| 13 | Strakonice | 1 |
| 14 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 15 | Rokycany | 1 |
| 16 | Liberec | 1 |
| 17 | Kostelec nad Orlicí | 1 |
| 18 | Turnov | 1 |
| 19 | Přerov | 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