Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
SOBCZAK
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the given name Sobek (derived from such Old Polish given names as Sobiesław, Sobiebor, or from the Polish common noun sobek meaning ‘egotist') with the patronymic suffix -ak and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |