Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

SOUKUP

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Originof Czech origin
TypeFamily name referring to an occupation, activity or social status
Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event

Description

The name is derived from the Czech common noun soukup meaning ‘who buys something together with someone else, merchant, grocer, broker, witness, informer’ and refers to an occupation, a circumstance or an event. Variants: Soukop, Souchop.