Surname
Surovec
289
Bearers
5829.
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 52 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Surovec — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 123 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 69 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 46 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 12 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 10 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 7 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 4 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 289 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsetín | 70 |
| 2 | Znojmo | 27 |
| 3 | Zlín | 14 |
| 4 | Valašské Klobouky | 13 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 13 |
| 6 | Havířov | 11 |
| 7 | Praha | 10 |
| 8 | Krnov | 9 |
| 9 | Valašské Meziříčí | 9 |
| 10 | Uherské Hradiště | 7 |
| 11 | Nový Jičín | 7 |
| 12 | Teplice | 6 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 6 |
| 14 | Ostrov | 5 |
| 15 | Karviná | 5 |
| 16 | Brno | 4 |
| 17 | Hustopeče | 4 |
| 18 | Šternberk | 4 |
| 19 | Vítkov | 4 |
| 20 | Příbram | 3 |
| 21 | Liberec | 3 |
| 22 | Světlá nad Sázavou | 3 |
| 23 | Rosice | 3 |
| 24 | Otrokovice | 3 |
| 25 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 26 | Přerov | 3 |
| 27 | Bohumín | 3 |
| 28 | Odry | 3 |
| 29 | Hlučín | 3 |
| 30 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
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