Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

POLÁŠEK

Description available in the following languages:
Originof Czech origin
TypeFamily 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

Description

The name is derived from the ethnonym Polášek ( diminutive form of the Czech dialectal ethnonym Polach, a variant of Polák meaning ‘Pole’) and refers to a similarity or a connection (descendence or other) with the people or the area they inhabit.