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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish (also Wołek) : from a pet form of a personal name such as Wolimir (see Wolak).
  • Polish (also Wołek) : nickname from wołek ‘little bullock’, or possibly an occupational name for someone who looked after bullocks.

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