About the Jirek Surname

Records tie Jirek closely to Jurek. Name scholars give the meaning as “A pet form of Jerzy, George”.

Spelling and variants

Spelled with “i” instead of “u”, Jirek shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Jurka, Jurík and Jurko.

Heraldry and the Jirek name

Arms linked to Jurek and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Jirek family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.