Kolek
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Kolek, Polish Kolek, or Polish Kołek, all pet forms of Mikołaj. The Polish surname is also derived from kołek (“peg”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kolek is the 38332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Kolek is most common among White (96.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kolek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 332.
Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkolɛk]
Declension
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