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    The surname Polack

    A Polish surname, carried by 643 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈpoʊlɑk/ 2 syllables Soundex P420

    Polack: #35,057 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Polack #35,057, 643 people Polack: #35,057 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Polack #35,057, 643 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Polack is more common than 78.4% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    From Polish Polak (“a Polish person”). Cognate to French Polak, and akin to Swedish polack.

    One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 643 people named Polack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 480,164 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 619.

    #35,057
    rank among US surnames
    643
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #34,599)

    Who is named Polack

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    78% of people named Polack identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.3%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Polack

    Polack has the Soundex code P420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P420.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Polack come from?
    From Polish Polak (“a Polish person”). Cognate to French Polak, and akin to Swedish polack.
    How common is the surname Polack?
    643 people in the United States had the surname Polack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 480,164 Americans. It ranked 35,057th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Polack?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Polack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Polack?
    Polack is /ˈpoʊlɑk/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Polack getting more or less common?
    More common. 619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 643 in 2010, up 3.9%.
    What are other spellings of Polack?
    Polak, Pollack, Pollock and Polock.