540
Bearers
2850.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From a trait
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 99 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Železný — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 122 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 88 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 76 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 42 |
| 5 | Kraj Vysočina | 40 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 32 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 23 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 23 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 19 |
| 10 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 19 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 17 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 15 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 13 |
| 14 | Pardubický kraj | 11 |
| Total CZ | 540 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 88 |
| 2 | Šlapanice | 37 |
| 3 | Znojmo | 34 |
| 4 | Vyškov | 20 |
| 5 | Brno | 18 |
| 6 | Kolín | 15 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 14 |
| 8 | České Budějovice | 11 |
| 9 | Kutná Hora | 10 |
| 10 | Plzeň | 9 |
| 11 | Třebíč | 9 |
| 12 | Telč | 9 |
| 13 | Ostrava | 8 |
| 14 | Ostrov | 7 |
| 15 | Olomouc | 7 |
| 16 | Šternberk | 7 |
| 17 | Beroun | 6 |
| 18 | Čáslav | 6 |
| 19 | Vimperk | 6 |
| 20 | Děčín | 6 |
| 21 | Litoměřice | 6 |
| 22 | Rychnov nad Kněžnou | 6 |
| 23 | Holešov | 6 |
| 24 | Židlochovice | 6 |
| 25 | Kladno | 5 |
| 26 | Rakovník | 5 |
| 27 | Humpolec | 5 |
| 28 | Liberec | 5 |
| 29 | Jihlava | 5 |
| 30 | Bruntál | 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