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Tabak Family History

Tabak Surname Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic) and Polish; Slovak (also Tabák): metonymic occupational name for a tobacco merchant from German Tabak, Polish dialect and Slovak tabak (all ultimately from Spanish tabaco, a word of Caribbean origin). Tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.

Dutch: occupational name for a butcher or hog breeder from Middle Dutch tucbake, from tucken ‘to pull, to push, to strike’ + bake ‘hog’.

Turkish, Bosniak, and Croatian: occupational name for a tanner from Turkish tabak, which is also a loanword in Bosnian and Croatian.

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

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You can see how Tabak families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tabak family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Tabak families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 2 Tabak families living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Tabak's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Tabak families in 1891.

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Passenger Lists

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There are 484 military records available for the last name Tabak. For the veterans among your Tabak ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tabak lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Tabak life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Tabak in 1944 was 27, and 74 in 2004.

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