Surname
Sosnovec
123
Bearers
14120.
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 27 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Sosnovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 77 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 17 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 123 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 17 |
| 2 | Sedlčany | 17 |
| 3 | Kutná Hora | 12 |
| 4 | Benešov | 10 |
| 5 | Příbram | 9 |
| 6 | Mnichovo Hradiště | 6 |
| 7 | Kolín | 5 |
| 8 | Černošice | 5 |
| 9 | Ostrava | 5 |
| 10 | Pelhřimov | 4 |
| 11 | Most | 4 |
| 12 | Kladno | 3 |
| 13 | Neratovice | 3 |
| 14 | Říčany | 3 |
| 15 | Čáslav | 2 |
| 16 | Písek | 2 |
| 17 | Tábor | 2 |
| 18 | Milevsko | 2 |
| 19 | Sokolov | 2 |
| 20 | Přeštice | 2 |
| 21 | Odry | 2 |
| 22 | Vlašim | 1 |
| 23 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 1 |
| 24 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 25 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 26 | Varnsdorf | 1 |
| 27 | Chrudim | 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