892
Bearers
1572.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Occupational
A joiner/cabinetmaker working wood.
Origin: from Czech 'truhla' (chest)
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 124 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Truhlář — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 151 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 112 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 112 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 84 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 69 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 65 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 64 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | 58 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | 54 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 45 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 34 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | 22 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 13 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 9 |
| Total CZ | 892 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 84 |
| 2 | Znojmo | 44 |
| 3 | Sokolov | 22 |
| 4 | Hradec Králové | 22 |
| 5 | Pardubice | 22 |
| 6 | Brno | 22 |
| 7 | Kutná Hora | 21 |
| 8 | Jindřichův Hradec | 20 |
| 9 | Karlovy Vary | 20 |
| 10 | České Budějovice | 19 |
| 11 | Tábor | 19 |
| 12 | Nymburk | 15 |
| 13 | Česká Lípa | 15 |
| 14 | Kladno | 12 |
| 15 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 12 |
| 16 | Ústí nad Labem | 12 |
| 17 | Kolín | 11 |
| 18 | Příbram | 11 |
| 19 | Strakonice | 11 |
| 20 | Havlíčkův Brod | 11 |
| 21 | Vysoké Mýto | 11 |
| 22 | Rakovník | 10 |
| 23 | Český Krumlov | 10 |
| 24 | Kadaň | 10 |
| 25 | Litomyšl | 10 |
| 26 | Boskovice | 10 |
| 27 | Chomutov | 9 |
| 28 | Ivančice | 9 |
| 29 | Benešov | 8 |
| 30 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 8 |
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