| ![Show Contents]() Polak History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Israel Etymology of PolakWhat does the name Polak mean? Numerous Jewish surnames are ornamental surnames, which are names that have an ornamental value and are not necessarily related to the locality, occupation, nickname or given name of the first person that used the name. Another common tradition for adopting surnames in Medieval Europe was to assume a surname that clearly illustrated where its bearer was from. The surname Polak is such a placename, as it was used to indicate that its bearer was from Poland. Polish Jews who migrated to Sweden were often given the name Bolag. Polak Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pollock, Polak, Pollack, Bolag, Polloc and many more. Polak RankingIn the United States, the name Polak is the 10,716th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Polak migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Polak Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- H Polak, aged 17, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
- Mr. Jakob Polak, aged 25, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Belgenland" 3
Polak Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- John Polak, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1908 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Polak (post 1700) | + |
- Maximilien Polak (1930-2022), Dutch-born, Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Anne (1981-1989)
- Herminius Carl George Ludolf "Minus" Polak (1928-2014), Dutch lawyer, politician, and judge
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2105
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