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Polk

in New Jersey

There are 275 people with the last name "Polk" in New Jersey.

Ranking in New Jersey

Name	Rank
Polk	2,856

is 2,852nd most common Guthrie
is 2,853rd most common Hawk
is 2,854th most common Keen
is 2,855th most common Mercedes
is 2,856th most common Polk
is 2,857th most common Slaughter
is 2,858th most common Troy
is 2,859th most common Yuen
is 2,860th most common Barbara

Meaning & History

Polk

Scottish: reduced form of Pollock.

German (of Slavic origin): from an altered pet form of the Slavic personal name Boleslav, composed of the elements bole ‘great’, ‘large’ + slav ‘glory’. This name was a favorite during the Middle Ages among the gentry class in Silesia.

German: ethnic name for a Pole (see Polak).

FOREBEARS The American president James Polk (1795–1849) was of Scots-Irish descent. His family reached America from Ireland, where their name had been contracted from Pollok to Polk. The first American bearer, Robert Bruce Polk, emigrated from Ireland to MD in the late 17th century.