Polack Surname

149,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Polack Surname Definition:

( Teut .-Slav. ) Pole, Polander [Dano-Norwegian Polak, Swedish Polack; of Slavonic origin, as Russ. Polyák(e, Polander] To be a preparation ’gainst the Polack.—Hamlet, II. ii. 63.

Polack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9711:373,28433,060
Australia3711:72,7658,563
Germany3181:253,16227,371
Peru2721:116,8536,941
France1951:340,62951,332
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Jamaica1381:20,7971,794
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Denmark751:75,2637,389
England611:913,41146,955
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Belize241:14,8111,562
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Panama161:244,5166,353
Israel91:950,84857,975
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Polack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

( Teut .-Slav. ) Pole, Polander [Dano-Norwegian Polak, Swedish Polack; of Slavonic origin, as Russ. Polyák(e, Polander] To be a preparation ’gainst the Polack.—Hamlet, II. ii. 63.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Czech-Slovakian, Ukranian, Russian, German) One who came from Poland (level land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German, French) One who came from Poland (level land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A Polander. "He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice." Hamlet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Polack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Polack Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Polack occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polack? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polack is the 149,501st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,466,175 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Polack reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 971 people, or 1 in 373,284. In The United States Polack is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Polack exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Polack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polack surname grew 867 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polack are 35.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Polack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,404 per year; in South Africa they earn 127.51% more than the national average, earning R 540,660 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning $55,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollack9223,158/
Pohlack9270/
Polacke9225/
Poulack9219/
Polyack9212/
Poleack927/
Potlack925/
Polauck924/
Polasck923/
Poliack922/
Poilack922/
Polak9140,714/
Polac91115/
Polliack8632/
Pollacks862/
Pollacke862/
Polasckk860/
Pollak8313,307/
Poliak837,564/
Polyak836,069/
Polock83989/
Poleac83591/
Pohlak83260/
Poliac83128/
Polake83121/
Poolak83117/
Polhac8386/
Pollac8373/
Poslak8333/
Palack8314/
Polaik8312/
Poulak837/
Polhak835/
Polakh834/
Pelack832/
Poylak831/
Polyac831/
Polackova80104/
Polacková8045/
Polaschke8011/
D'Pollack801/
Pollock7757,405/
Poliakh771,076/
Polyakh77392/
Pallack77207/
Patlack77146/
Paslack77101/
Polauke7752/
Pollyak7751/
Polaszk7741/
Potlock7731/
Polyock7725/
Poolake7723/
Pollake7719/
Poslock7710/
Polliak777/
Pehlack777/
Poulock776/
Palacke774/
Poliakė774/
Polyaks773/
Pollakh772/
Poolock772/
Pouliac772/
Phoolak772/
Polakhe771/
Pollask771/
Poloock771/
Poulaks771/
Poylock771/
Potlakh771/
Polauks771/
Poliask771/
Polocks771/
Polleak771/
Polhake771/
Poliake771/
Poliackova758/
Polyackova755/
Pollacková752/
Pollackova751/
Pollaschke751/
Polák7310,956/
Polok738,319/
Palak734,493/
Palac733,231/
Pelak73833/
Poloc73103/
Polag7372/
Polax7317/
Pelac733/
Pólak731/
Polakova712,814/
Polaková71957/
Pollocks71416/
Paliacke714/
Polloock713/
Paullack712/
Polaszke712/
Phollock711/
Bpollock711/
Paulaëck711/
Poliakht711/
Pollauke711/
Poslausk711/
Pootleak711/
Polllock710/
Poliakova6716,449/
Pollok673,666/
Pollák671,816/
Poliaková671,599/
Phalak671,045/
Peliak67498/
Palake67458/
Poleacova67283/
Pollaková67279/
Palacková67186/
Pelyak67148/
Pallak67119/
Pollag67106/
Polokh6772/
Pelakh6765/
Palaac6764/
Pelock6762/
Palyak6758/
Paliak6758/
Polyaková6748/
Paslak6743/
Palaschke6743/
Pollakova6742/
Pehlak6739/
Pahlak6738/
Palaic6735/
Palgak6725/
Palakh6719/
Palackova6717/
Pallac6716/
Palock6710/
Pelaik679/
Polloc679/
Paleak675/
Polyacova674/
Peleak674/
Potlok674/
Polyax673/
Poleakova673/
Paalak673/
Palaik673/
Palakk673/
Pola'kova673/
Pelhak673/
Pohlok673/
Poulok673/
Polaikova672/
Poliacova672/
Potloc672/
Pollax672/
Poloik671/
Polakhova671/
Poolag671/
Poolax671/
Poylakova671/
Palask671/
Bpalak671/
Poloke671/
Hpalak671/
Poliag671/
Poliakowa671/
Polioc671/
Polook671/
Polozk671/
Poolok671/
Poļaks671/
Paelak671/
Pelauk671/

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