Surname
Vašků
351
Bearers
4728.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 51 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Vašků — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 68 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 62 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 56 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 33 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 31 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 27 |
| 7 | Olomoucký kraj | 21 |
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | 15 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 13 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 8 |
| 11 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 |
| 13 | Plzeňský kraj | 3 |
| Total CZ | 351 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 56 |
| 2 | Vsetín | 42 |
| 3 | Pelhřimov | 25 |
| 4 | Jihlava | 25 |
| 5 | Brno | 17 |
| 6 | Prostějov | 15 |
| 7 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 11 |
| 8 | Kolín | 10 |
| 9 | Valašské Meziříčí | 10 |
| 10 | Humpolec | 9 |
| 11 | Znojmo | 8 |
| 12 | Frýdek-Místek | 7 |
| 13 | Beroun | 6 |
| 14 | Lovosice | 6 |
| 15 | Semily | 6 |
| 16 | Boskovice | 6 |
| 17 | Sokolov | 5 |
| 18 | Chrudim | 5 |
| 19 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 5 |
| 20 | Valašské Klobouky | 5 |
| 21 | Černošice | 4 |
| 22 | Sedlčany | 4 |
| 23 | Česká Lípa | 4 |
| 24 | Teplice | 4 |
| 25 | Ústí nad Labem | 4 |
| 26 | Pardubice | 4 |
| 27 | Ústí nad Orlicí | 4 |
| 28 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 4 |
| 29 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 3 |
| 30 | Plzeň | 3 |
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