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Pok Surname Meaning

Cambodian: written ប៉ុក of Chinese origin but unexplained etymology (possibly corresponding to one of the surnames below). Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 薄 see Bo.

Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 卜 see Bu. Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 朴 see Piao. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 傅 see Fu.

Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 濮 see Pu.

Hungarian (Pók): from a pet form of the personal name Pál; Hungarian equivalent of Paul. It may also be a nickname from pók ‘spider’.

Slovenian and Croatian: nickname from pok ‘he-goat’ a dialect word of German origin (see Bock).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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There are 82 military records available for the last name Pok. For the veterans among your Pok ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Pok life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Pok in 1963 was 78, and 40 in 2004.

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