Pollack Surname

23,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Pollack Surname Definition:

1 belonging to Pollack (Hants) [doubtful: perh. Old English pól, pool + ác, oak (tree: cp. the Kentish place - name ‘Poleash’] 2 for Pollock, q.v.

3 for Pola(c)k, q.v.

Pollack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5111:24,9783,145
Israel4,4191:1,937196
Germany1,9311:41,6915,487
Canada4811:76,6028,623
Australia3971:67,9998,097
Austria1991:42,7916,859
Sweden1951:50,4963,894
England1691:329,69324,334
Jamaica1401:20,5001,781
Suriname1211:4,567989
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Japan691:1,852,81626,842
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Panama401:97,8063,773
Peru341:934,82718,471
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
France271:2,460,101186,232
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Chile261:677,55715,745
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Norway111:467,48139,375
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5471:91,8079,425

Pollack (59) may also be a first name.

Pollack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 belonging to Pollack (Hants) [doubtful: perh. Old English pól, pool + ác, oak (tree: cp. the Kentish place - name ‘Poleash’] 2 for Pollock, q.v.

3 for Pola(c)k, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Ger.) Polander [see Polack in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pollack Last Name Facts

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

Pollack occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollack? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,394th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 314,688 people. The surname Pollack occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Pollack are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pollack is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 59 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 14,511 people, or 1 in 24,978. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 20 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Pollack is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Pollack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pollack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pollack last name rose 2,653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pollack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pollack last name are 38.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pollack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.83% less than the national average, earning 232,463 kr per year; in Peru they earn 147.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,941 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.21% more than the national average, earning R 359,328 per year; in United States they earn 22.44% more than the national average, earning $52,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.73% more than the national average, earning $63,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polliack9332/
Pollacks932/
Pollacke932/
Pollak9213,307/
Polack922,955/
Pollac9273/
D'Pollack881/
Pollock8657,405/
Pallack86207/
Pohlack8670/
Pollyak8651/
Polacke8625/
Poulack8619/
Pollake8619/
Polyack8612/
Polliak867/
Poleack867/
Potlack865/
Polauck864/
Polasck863/
Poliack862/
Pollakh862/
Poilack862/
Pollask861/
Polleak861/
Polak8340,714/
Polac83115/
Pollacková822/
Pollackova821/
Pollaschke821/
Pollocks80416/
Polloock803/
Paullack802/
Phollock801/
Bpollock801/
Pollauke801/
Polllock800/
Polasckk800/
Poliak777,564/
Polyak776,069/
Pollok773,666/
Pollák771,816/
Polock77989/
Poleac77591/
Pohlak77260/
Poliac77128/
Polake77121/
Pallak77119/
Poolak77117/
Pollag77106/
Polhac7786/
Poslak7733/
Pallac7716/
Palack7714/
Polaik7712/
Polloc779/
Poulak777/
Polhak775/
Polakh774/
Pelack772/
Pollax772/
Poylak771/
Polyac771/
Pollaková75279/
Polackova75104/
Polacková7545/
Pollakova7542/
Polaschke7511/
Poliakh711,076/
Polyakh71392/
Patlack71146/
Pallake71118/
Pallock71106/
Paslack71101/
Pallaks7160/
Polauke7152/
Pallaschke7148/
Polaszk7141/
Potlock7131/
Polyock7125/
Poolake7123/
Polloke7112/
Poslock7110/
Poliackova718/
Pehlack717/
Poulock716/
Polyackova715/
Paullac715/
Palacke714/
Poliakė714/
Polyaks713/
Pollyakova712/
Pollook712/
Poolock712/
Pouliac712/
Phoolak712/
Polakhe711/
Polliok711/
Poloock711/
Poulaks711/
Poylock711/
Phallak711/
Potlakh711/
Polauks711/
Poliask711/
Polocks711/
Polhake711/
Phollok711/
Poliake711/
Poollok711/
Pollosk710/
Polloks710/
Polák6710,956/
Polok678,319/
Palak674,493/
Palac673,231/
Polakova672,814/
Polaková67957/
Pelak67833/
Pallaske67219/
Poloc67103/
Polag6772/
Pallakhe6767/
Pallakke6718/
Polax6717/
Paliacke674/
Pelac673/
Polaszke672/
Paulliac672/
Pholloke672/
Paulaëck671/
Palleake671/
Poliakht671/
Pólak671/
Poslausk671/
Pootleak671/

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