Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
PROCHÁZKA
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Czech common noun procházka meaning ‘walk, stroll’ and refers to an occupation (journeyman; butcher who wandered through villages and bought cattle), social status (deserted serf) or a characteristic feature (e.g. idler; someone who liked wandering). |