- 2,752
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Polak
Meaning & Origins
Polish, Czech (Polák), and Jewish (Ashkenazic): ethnic name for someone from Poland. In the case of the Ashkenazic name, the reference is to a Jew from Poland. The name of the country (Polish Polska) derives from a Slavic element pole ‘open country’, ‘cleared land’. This surname is found throughout central and eastern Europe.
| 10,072nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,752
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Nebraska
- has the most people named Polak per capita
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