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Polk
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  • Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Slavic

* As a Scottish surname, shortened from Pollock. * As a Upper Sorbian surname Półk, Pólk, probably shortened from a personal name based on Proto-Slavic *plъkъ (“army, crowd”), see Polka. * As an East German surname of Slavic origin, variant of Polke, itself from a Silesian form of Polish Bolesław.

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Rank #1270
Frequency 25,438 people (9.43 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 47.79% Hispanic 1.42% Black 47.52% Asian/PI 0.47% Native Am. 1.1% Two+ 1.71%

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