Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
SEDLÁK
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| Origin | of multiple origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the dialectal form of the Slovak common noun sedliak or the Czech common noun sedlák meaning ‘peasant; a member of the village population working in agriculture’ and refers to an occupation or social status. Variants: Sedlak. Sedliak, Szedlák. |