The flak Surname
flak Name Meaning and History
- Polish: nickname from flak ‘bowel’, ‘gut’, also ‘rag’.
- German and Danish: according to Søndergaard, a topographic or field name, from Low German flak ‘swampy grassland’, ‘shallow water’.
- German: topographic name for someone who lived in flat terrain, from Middle High German vlak ‘flat’, or, according to Bahlow, a variant of Flake.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Jan Flak, Marya Cygan, Pawel Flak |
 Edward Hobbs
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| Anna Flak | Mona | 3 |
| Norwegian Flaks | chris flak | 2 |
| Flak | Judy McCann | 12 |
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| Flak from Norway |
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| Kasper, Gertrude, Josepha FLAK |
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| My father is from Poland | Larry Flak | 0 |
| Flak of Golonog, Poland | wojtek pawlowski | 3 |
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