Poltorak Family History
Poltorak Name Meaning
Polish (Półtorak); Ukrainian; Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine; also Półtorak): nickname from Polish półtorak Ukrainian pivtorak (Russified to poltorak) ‘(anything measuring) one and a half’. In Polish this word also has a narrower sense denoting a coin of the value of one and half grosz. It can also be a nickname for an exceptionally large or tall person. Compare Pultorak .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022