Mraz or Mráz is a surname of Czech, Slovak, and Croatian origin. It means "frost" and is cognate to Maroz (Belarusian), Mróz (Polish), and Moroz. It may refer to:
Zając is one of the most common surnames in Poland and the third most popular in Lesser Poland. The English translation of this surname is "hare". The surname occasionally appears as Zajonc due to the Polish pronunciation of ą as "on", however, the vowel is usually rendered as "a" outside Poland, producing Zajac. The latter form may also come from Slovak, Sorbian, Serbo-Croatian, or Belarusian cognates.
Zajac is a common Slavic name, meaning “hare”. Variants include Zajtich, Zaek, Zając, Zajec, Zajić, Zajíc, Zayak, Zayats, Zayets, Zients, Ziontz, Zionce, and Zajonc. A related Russian surname is Zaytsev. Notable people with the surname include:
Mucha is a Slavic surname, derived from mucha, meaning "fly". Mucha is the standard form for males in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and for people of both genders in Poland. In other Slavic countries, the surname may appear as Mukha or Muha.
Kovačević, Kovačevič or Kovačovič, is a Slavic surname meaning "[black]smith's son". The surname is derived from Kovač, which means "[black]smith", and is the equivalent of English Smithson.
Wróbel is a Polish surname. The same surname is sometimes spelled Wrubel or Vrubel, reflecting its pronunciation. Czech, Slovak, and Slovene cognates include Vrabel, Vrabec, and Brabec.
Zakrzewski is a Polish surname. At the beginning of the 1990s there were approximately 26,210 people in Poland with this surname.
Černý is a Czech language surname, which means "black". Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, most likely dark hair color. Variants of the name include Cerny and feminine forms Černá in Czech, Čierna in Slovak, and Czarna in Polish.
Soltis is an Americanized spelling of Slavic surnames such as Polish Sołtys or Czech and Slovak Šoltys. Notable people with the surname include:
Sedlák is a Czech surname, which means a 'peasant farmer' or 'freeman farmer' who was relatively wealthy and owned his own land.
Hruška is a Czech and Slovak occupational surname, which means a grower or seller of pears, from hruška ("pear"). The name may refer to:
Michalik or Michalík is a West Slavic surname meaning Michal family. Notable people with the surname include:
Dudek is a surname of Slavic origin, coming from the territories of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. From Polish it means "a hoopoe". The Czech/Slovak feminine form is Dudková.
Straka is a Czech and Slovak surname. It is a cognate of the Slovene surname Sraka, Polish Sroka, and East Slavic Soroka. It may refer to:
Konečný is a surname of Czech and Slovak origin. It may refer to:
Ševčík is a Czech and Slovak occupational surname, derived from the profession of Švec, "shoemaker". It is related to the Polish name Szewczyk. Notable people include:
Masný or Masny is a Czech–Slovak (Masný/Masná) or Polish (Masny/Masna) surname. It is derived either from Czech maso or Slovak mäso for "meat" or from Old Polish masny, maśny with the meaning "meat-", "meaty", all originating from Proto-Slavic *męso ("meat").
People with this name include:
Janik or Janík is a Polish and Slovak surname derived from the given name Jan. Notable people with this surname include:
Siska or Šiška is a surname with multiple origins. The Czech/Slovak surname means conifer cone and is a cognate of Polish Szyszka and Ukrainian Shyshka. The same surname appears as Siska in Hungary.
Starosta is a Czech, Polish, and Slovak surname. Notable people with this surname include:
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