Polack Family History

Polack Surname Meaning

Germanized or Americanized form of Polish, Slovenian, and Croatian Polak, Sorbian Pólak, Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian Polák, and probably also of Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, and Slovak Poljak surnames which are either an ethnic name for someone from Poland or a derivative of a South Slavic or Sorbian word meaning ‘field’. Compare Pollack.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Polak, a surname referring to a Jew from Poland.

English (London): variant of Pollock.

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

Similar surnames: Pollack, Polachek, Polak, Polacek, Golick, Pollak, Polasky, Pack, Polce, Polich

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1K	Military Records
7K	Immigration Records
7K	Census and Voter Lists
5K	Member Trees

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Where is the Polack family from?

You can see how Polack families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Polack family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Polack families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 69 Polack families living in London. This was about 68% of all the recorded Polack's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Polack families in 1891.

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What did your Polack ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, street trader habert and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Polack. 100% of Polack men worked as a street trader habert and 78% of Polack women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

street trader habert

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

shop assistant (unemployed)

12%

Private means

12%

What Polack family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 7K census records available for the last name Polack. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Polack census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7K immigration records available for the last name Polack. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 1K military records available for the last name Polack. For the veterans among your Polack ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Polack lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Polack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Polack in 1964 was 96, and 81 in 2004.

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Polack Surname Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Polak, a surname referring to a Jew from Poland.

English (London): variant of Pollock.

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

Where is the Polack family from?

What did your Polack ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

street trader habert

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

shop assistant (unemployed)

12%

Private means

12%

What Polack family records will you find?

What is the average Polack lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Polack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Polack in 1964 was 96, and 81 in 2004.

Polack Family History

Polack Surname Meaning

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Polack Surname Meaning

33,000 record(s) for Polack

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Where is the Polack family from?

What did your Polack ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Polack family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Polack lifespan?

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