560
Bearers
2743.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
The feminine form of the surname Železný. Surname from an adjective – a nickname from a characteristic or appearance.
Origin: from an adjective
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 98 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Železná — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 107 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 87 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 81 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 52 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 41 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 34 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 26 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 26 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 24 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 20 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 17 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 16 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 15 |
| 14 | Karlovarský kraj | 14 |
| Total CZ | 560 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 81 |
| 2 | Šlapanice | 31 |
| 3 | Znojmo | 25 |
| 4 | Brno | 21 |
| 5 | Kolín | 17 |
| 6 | Vyškov | 17 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 13 |
| 8 | Třebíč | 12 |
| 9 | Holešov | 12 |
| 10 | Vimperk | 10 |
| 11 | Ostrava | 10 |
| 12 | Kutná Hora | 9 |
| 13 | Čáslav | 8 |
| 14 | Ostrov | 8 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 8 |
| 16 | Telč | 8 |
| 17 | Beroun | 7 |
| 18 | Písek | 7 |
| 19 | Ústí nad Labem | 7 |
| 20 | Hradec Králové | 7 |
| 21 | Rakovník | 6 |
| 22 | Černošice | 6 |
| 23 | Jindřichův Hradec | 6 |
| 24 | Liberec | 6 |
| 25 | Chrudim | 6 |
| 26 | Karviná | 6 |
| 27 | Olomouc | 6 |
| 28 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 5 |
| 29 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 30 | Strakonice | 5 |
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