Meaning
Occupational
The feminine form of the surname Tesař. A carpenter building timber structures.
Origin: from Czech 'tesat' (to hew)
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 194 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Tesařová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 837 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 408 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 394 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 376 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 348 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 341 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 309 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 271 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 227 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 205 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 148 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 129 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 123 |
| 14 | Královéhradecký kraj | 121 |
| Total CZ | 4 237 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 408 |
| 2 | Brno | 285 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 115 |
| 4 | Moravské Budějovice | 105 |
| 5 | Opava | 95 |
| 6 | Prostějov | 91 |
| 7 | Znojmo | 89 |
| 8 | Pardubice | 84 |
| 9 | Jihlava | 74 |
| 10 | Boskovice | 70 |
| 11 | Kladno | 67 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 63 |
| 13 | Děčín | 63 |
| 14 | Ostrava | 63 |
| 15 | Třebíč | 61 |
| 16 | Blansko | 60 |
| 17 | Olomouc | 57 |
| 18 | Teplice | 50 |
| 19 | Chrudim | 49 |
| 20 | Hustopeče | 46 |
| 21 | Karlovy Vary | 43 |
| 22 | Hradec Králové | 43 |
| 23 | Černošice | 42 |
| 24 | Uherské Hradiště | 42 |
| 25 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 38 |
| 26 | Ústí nad Labem | 38 |
| 27 | Kroměříž | 38 |
| 28 | Vyškov | 38 |
| 29 | Svitavy | 37 |
| 30 | Chomutov | 36 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
The same surname across Europe
Tesař CZ· Zimmermann DE·Charpentier FR· Carpenter GB· Ács HU· Cieśla PL
All these surnames mean the same thing: carpenter. Explore
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011