Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
VALACH
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| Origin | of Slovak origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
| Family name referring to some connection with an ethnic group |
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The name is derived from the Slovak ethnonym Valach meaning ‘a member of a Carpathian shepherd people’ and refers to a similarity to or a connection (descendence or other) with the people or the area they inhabit. It may also be derived from the Slovak common noun valach (derived from the above-mentioned ethnonym) meaning ‘sheep shepherd’ and refer to an occupation. Variant: Valách. |