According to the second theory, the name is derived from okřísit (i.e. 'resurrect') and may have been created after the village disappeared and was then restored.

The stream of Okříšský potok flows through the market town and supplies the fishponds Pilný and Zámecký.

The first written mention of Okříšky is in a deed of Margrave John Henry from 1371, in which the margrave property is divided between his sons and the Rokštejn estate (including the village of Okříšky) was given to John Sobieslaw.

From 1466 to 1540, Okříšky was owned by the Petrovský of Hrochov family, then the owners often changed.

The original medieval fortress was rebuilt into a small Renaissance residence at the end of the 16th century.