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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German (of Slavic origin) : variant of Polk 2 and 3.
  • Czech, Slovak, and Polish : variant (feminine form) of Polak.
  • Perhaps also a derivative of polka, name of a lively dance that originated as a Polish folk dance.
  • Polish : from a derivative of the female personal name Apolonia.

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