Bakalar Family History
Bakalar Name Meaning
Czech (Bakalář) Slovak (Bakalár): status name from Czech bakalář Slovak bakalár ‘bachelor’ (in the sense ‘student who has achieved the first academical degree’ or ‘school teacher’) from medieval Latin baccalarius. Croatian: nickname from bakalar ‘dried salt-cured cod’ from Italian baccalaro. Americanized form of Polish Bakałarz a cognate of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022