Surname
Xu
238
Bearers
7240.
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 29 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Xu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 167 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 12 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 11 |
| 4 | Středočeský kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 7 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 6 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 238 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 167 |
| 2 | Brno | 10 |
| 3 | Havlíčkův Brod | 7 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 7 |
| 5 | Karlovy Vary | 6 |
| 6 | Klatovy | 5 |
| 7 | Ústí nad Labem | 4 |
| 8 | Most | 3 |
| 9 | Turnov | 3 |
| 10 | Uherské Hradiště | 3 |
| 11 | Beroun | 2 |
| 12 | Kralupy nad Vltavou | 2 |
| 13 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 14 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 15 | Kolín | 1 |
| 16 | Mělník | 1 |
| 17 | Rakovník | 1 |
| 18 | Černošice | 1 |
| 19 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 20 | Strakonice | 1 |
| 21 | Tábor | 1 |
| 22 | Cheb | 1 |
| 23 | Plzeň | 1 |
| 24 | Žatec | 1 |
| 25 | Bílina | 1 |
| 26 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 27 | Blansko | 1 |
| 28 | Šlapanice | 1 |
| 29 | Olomouc | 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