Čech is a Czech surname meaning Czech. It was used to distinguish an inhabitant of Bohemia from Slovaks, Moravians and other ethnic groups. Notable people with the surname include:Dana Čechová, Czech table tennis players Donovan Cech, South African rower Eduard Čech (1893–1960), Czech mathematician Filip Čech, Czech ice hockey player Kateřina Čechová, Czech athlete Ludwig Czech (1870–1942), Czech-German-Jewish political figure Marek Čech (disambiguation), multiple people Martin Čech (1976–2007), Czech ice hockey player Olga Čechová (1925–2010), Czech printmaker Petr Čech, Czech footballer Petr Čech (hurdler), Czech hurdler Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), Czech writer, journalist and poet Thomas Cech, American chemist Vladimír Čech (1951–2013), Czech actor, presenter and politician
