praskal

Praskal is a surname of Slavic origin. It is relatively uncommon in modern populations but appears in historical civil and church records in Central and Eastern Europe. In many datasets, the spelling Praskal is used without diacritics, while localized forms with diacritics appear in languages that preserve them in official documents. The name has been carried by individuals in rural communities and by descendants of migrations from the region.

The etymology of Praskal is uncertain. Proposed connections include a Slavic root related to praskat, meaning to crack or burst, which could indicate a nickname for a boisterous person or a craftsman who worked with brittle materials. Another possibility is toponymic origin, from a landscape feature described by early settlers. Without documentary evidence, the precise derivation remains conjectural.

There are no widely recognized figures, places, or institutions named Praskal in major reference works. The surname remains rare in contemporary public records and genealogical databases, and it is not commonly encountered in modern media or official statistics.