| ![Show Contents]() Sokol History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Russia The Russian and Slavic surname Sokol has two distinct origins. In the first place, Sokol is a patronymic-nickname deriving from a physical characteristic or personal attribute of the first bearer while patronymic surnames derive from the personal name of the father of the original bearer. In this case, the surname Sokol derives from the Slavic term "sokol" meaning "falcon" and the suffix "-off" which is an Anglicized form of the Russian patronymic ending "-ov" denoting "descendant of". Therefore, the surname Sokol denotes "son or descendant of Sokol (the falcon)". Interestingly, the word "Sokol" may be either a nickname for a rapacious or eager person, or someone who had the attributes of a falcon, or a metonymic occupational name for a falconer. In some case, the surname Sokol is also borne by Jewish Ashkenazic families, in which instance, is of toponymic origin. Toponymic surnames are those which derive their origin from the place name where the first bearer lived or held land. In this case, the name Sokol is seen in many localities, large and small, because the word "sokol" came to denote "a hero". It may also appear in Germanized forms of Sokoloff and Sokolow. Early Origins of the Sokol familyThe surname Sokol was first found in Western Russia, where Sokolov is one of the top ten most common Russian family names. Today the name is most frequent in Kostroma Oblast, Vologda Oblast and Tver Oblast. One of the earliest records of the family was John Sokol of Lamberg (c. 1355-1410), a Moravian military leader who was involved in the internal disputes of members of the Luxembourg dynasty and from his participation of the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. He inherited Lamberk Castle. Early History of the Sokol familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sokol research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1764, 1774, 1788, 1835, 1852, 1854, 1859 and 1922 are included under the topic Early Sokol History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sokol Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sokolow, Sokol, Sokoll, Sokolov, Sokolof, Sokolovic, Sokic and many more. Early Notables of the Sokol familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times were - Dmitri Ivanovich Sokolov (1788-1852), a Russian geologist and specialist on mining who was a teacher at the St...
- The famed Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov (1859-1922), born in Saint Petersburg, was a Russian composer of classical music and a member of the circle that grew around the publisher Mitrofan Belyayev...
- Pyotr Sokolov (1764-1835), was Secretary of the Russian Academy...
Sokol RankingIn the United States, the name Sokol is the 5,851st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Sokol is ranked the 9,058th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Sokol familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: some of the great number of bearers of Alexander who came to North America. Nikolas Alexander arrived in New York in 1842.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sokol (post 1700) | + |
- Tony Sokol (b. 1963), American playwright, writer and composer, best known for writing the theatrical horror series La Commedia Del Sangue: Vampyr Theatre
- Ronald Sokol (b. 1939), American lawyer and author of A Handbook of Federal Habeas Corpus (1965) and Justice after Darwin (1975)
- Matt Sokol (b. 1995), American football player for the New England Patriots of the National Football League
- Marilyn Sokol (b. 1944), American actress, musician, comedian, and producer, best known for her role as Lulu Brecht in Can't Stop the Music (1980), she received an Emmy Award, Obie Award, and a Bistro Award
- Kyle Sokol (b. 1974), American bassist and skateboarder
- Koloman Sokol (1902-2003), Slovak-American artist
- Jason Sokol (b. 1977), American historian
- Herman Sokol (1917-1985), American chemist, co-discoverer of tetracycline
- David L. Sokol (b. 1956), American businessman, Chairman of Teton Capital LLC
- Vilem Sokol (1915-2011), Czech-American conductor
- ... (Another 23 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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