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Family History Beginners Board / Are Czech last names gender specific?
« on: Wednesday 03 April 19 21:37 BST (UK) »
Can someone confirm whether Czech family last names are gender specific? I have a fairly large group in my family tree and it appears the females will have a version of the last name and the men a slightly sorter version of the same name. Date ranges are 1600-1700 and even 1800s.
For example:
Střihavková (female)
Střihavka (male)
or
Dubský (male)
Dubská (female)
These are only a couple examples, but there are several, also appears the maiden name is often left out of records, was that common?
For example:
Střihavková (female)
Střihavka (male)
or
Dubský (male)
Dubská (female)
These are only a couple examples, but there are several, also appears the maiden name is often left out of records, was that common?