Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
POLÁK
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to some connection with an ethnic group |
| Family name referring to the place of residence, origin or estate | |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Czech ethnonym Polák meaning ‘Pole’ and refers to a similarity or a connection (descendence or other) with the people or the area they inhabit. In some cases, it may also be derived from the place name (settlement name) Pole with the suffix -ák and refer to the place of residence or origin. |