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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Russian, Belorussian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : patronymic from Russian sokol ‘falcon’. In some cases the Russian surname arose from a nickname. In other cases it represents an ornamental name assigned to pupils in ecclesiastical schools. As a Jewish name, it is generally a patronymic from an ornamental nickname meaning ‘falcon’.

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