Abadzhiev m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
абаджия (abadzhiya) meaning
"weaver, tailor" (of Turkish origin, ultimately from Arabic
عباءة ('abaah) meaning "cloak").
Andrzejewski m PolishHabitational name for a person from towns called
Andrzejewo or similar, derived from the given name
Andrzej.
Balčiūnas m LithuanianFrom a given name that was derived from Lithuanian
baltas meaning "white".
Beran m CzechDerived from Czech
beran meaning
"ram, male sheep".
Bobal m CzechDerived from Czech
bob meaning
"bean".
Boško m SlovakDerived from Slovak
bosý meaning
"barefoot".
Bukowski m PolishOriginally denoted someone who came from a place called
Bukowo or
Bukowiec, which derive from Polish
buk "beech".
Bureš m CzechDerived from a diminutive of the old Czech given name
Burjan, a derivative of
Jan 1.
Butkus m LithuanianPossibly from a given name that was derived from Lithuanian
būti meaning "to be, to exist".
Čech m CzechMeans
"Czech". The name was used to differentiate a native of Bohemia from the natives of Silesia, Moravia and other regions that are now part of the Czech Republic.
Chalupník m CzechDerived from Czech
chalupa meaning
"cottage". The name referred to a peasant farmer who owned a very small piece of land.
Chaykovsky m RussianRussian form of
Chayka. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky (1840-1893), with the surname commonly Romanized as
Tchaikovsky.
Chmela m CzechDerived from Czech
chmel "hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.
Čížek m CzechMeans
"siskin" in Czech, referring to a type of bird in the finch family.
Čtvrtník m CzechDerived from Czech
čtvrtlán meaning
"one quarter of a lán", where a
lán is a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.
Czajkowski m PolishOriginally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish
czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".
Dąbrowski m PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations named
Dąbrowa or
Dobrów, derived from Polish
dąb meaning "oak".
Doležal m CzechNickname for a lazy person, derived from the past participle of the Czech verb
doležat "to lie down".
Doubek m CzechMeans
"small oak" in Czech, derived from
dub "oak".
Dubanowski m PolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).
Dubicki m PolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubica in Poland.
Dunajski m PolishDerived from
Dunaj, the Polish name for the river Danube.
Dvořák m CzechOccupational name derived from Czech
dvůr "manor", indicating a person who worked at such a place. This name was borne by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).
Fiala m CzechMeans
"violet" in Czech, referring to the flower. It may have originally referred to a person who lived near a sign bearing violets, or it may have been given to a person who lived in a place where violets grew.
Filipowski m PolishEither a patronymic from the given name
Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).
Gorecki m PolishOriginally indicated a person from Górka, the name of various towns in Poland, ultimately from Polish
góra "mountain".
Górski m PolishFrom the Polish word
góra meaning
"mountain".
Grabowski m PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the various places called
Grabów,
Grabowa or
Grabowo, all derived from Polish
grab meaning "hornbeam tree".
Hájek m CzechMeans
"thicket" in Czech, a diminutive of
háj "woods".
Hlaváč m CzechFrom a nickname for a person with an oddly-shaped head, derived from Czech
hlava "head".
Horáček m CzechDiminutive derived from Czech
hora "mountain".
Horváth u & m Hungarian, SlovakHungarian and Slovak form of
Horvat. This is the second most common surname in Hungary and the most common surname in Slovakia (where is is typically borne by those of Hungarian ancestry).
Hrabě m CzechMeans
"count" in Czech, perhaps used to denote someone who worked for a count or acted like a count.
Hruška m Czech, SlovakMeans
"pear" in Czech and Slovak, most likely used to denote a person who grew or sold pears.
Hudák m SlovakFrom Slovak
chudák meaning
"pauper, poor person".
Jabłoński m PolishOriginally denoted someone who lived by an apple tree, from Polish
jabłoń meaning
"apple tree".
Jankowski m PolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Jankowo or
Janków, all derived from the given name
Janek.
Janowski m PolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Janowo,
Janów or
Janowice, all derived from the given name
Jan 1.
Jaskólski m PolishOriginally indicated a person from various Polish towns named
Jaskółki, derived from Polish
jaskółka "swallow (bird)".
Jaworski m PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the various places named
Jawory or
Jaworze, derived from Polish
jawor meaning
"maple tree".
Jedlička m CzechDerived from Czech
jedle meaning
"fir tree", given to a person who lived near a prominent one.
Jehlička m CzechFrom Czech
jehla meaning
"needle", most likely borne by tailors in reference to their occupation.
Kafka m CzechDerived from Czech
kavka meaning
"jackdaw". A notable bearer was the author Franz Kafka (1883-1924).
Kamiński m PolishFrom Polish
kamień meaning
"stone", a name for a stonecutter or for one who lived at a place with this name.
Katsaros m GreekMeans
"curly" in Greek, referring to a person with curly hair.
Kazlow m BelarusianDerived from Belarusian
казёл (kaziol) meaning
"male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.
Kędzierski m PolishFrom a nickname meaning
"curly", describing a person with curly hair.
Kladivo m CzechMeans
"hammer" in Czech, a nickname for a blacksmith.
Kolář m CzechMeans
"wheelwright", a derivative of Czech
kolo "wheel".
Konečný m Czech, SlovakMeans
"final, last" in Czech and Slovak, perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family or a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement.
Kopecký m CzechDerived from Czech
kopec meaning
"hill". The name was given to a person who lived close to a hill.
Kostelecký m CzechOriginally denoted a person from a village named Kostelec, derived from Czech
kostel meaning "church".
Kowalski m PolishFrom Polish
kowal meaning
"blacksmith". This is the second most common surname in Poland.
Kozlov m RussianDerived from Russian
козёл (kozyol) meaning
"male goat", probably used to denote a goatherd.
Kozłowski m PolishOriginally a name for a person from Kozłów, Kozłowo, or other places with a name derived from Polish
kozioł meaning "male goat".
Kříž m CzechMeans
"cross" in Czech, ultimately from Latin
crux.
Kučera m Czech, SlovakMeans
"curl" in Czech and Slovak, a nickname for a person with curly locks of hair.
Kudrna m CzechMeans
"curl" in Czech, a nickname for someone with curly hair.
Kwiatkowski m PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations named
Kwiatków,
Kwiatkowo or
Kwiatkowice, named from a diminutive of Polish
kwiat meaning "flower".
Kyselý m CzechMeans
"sour" in Czech. It was most likely used to denote a person known for having a bad mood.
Lagunov m RussianDerived from Russian
лагун (lagun) meaning
"water barrel". It was used to denote the descendants of a person who made water barrels.
Láník m CzechDerived from Czech
lán, a measure of land equal to approximately 18 hectares. The name loosely translates as "farmer" and is considered a Moravian equivalent of
Sedlák.
Lewandowski m PolishFrom the Polish estate name
Lewandów, which is itself possibly derived from a personal name or from
lawenda "lavender".
Macháň m CzechDerived from the given name
Mach, a Czech diminutive of
Matěj and other given names beginning with
Ma.
Majewski m PolishDerived from Polish
maj meaning
"May". It may have been given in reference to the month the bearer was baptized.
Malinowski m PolishFrom Polish
malina meaning
"raspberry", originally indicating a person who lived near a raspberry patch.