The rak Surname
rak Name Meaning and History
Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian (Rák), and Jewish
(eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic rak ‘crab’, ‘lobster’, or
‘crayfish’. This was applied as an occupational name for someone who
caught and sold crayfish, crabs, or lobsters, or as a nickname to
someone thought to resemble such a creature. In Polish, the word is
found in several idioms, for example, czerwony jak rak ‘red as
a lobster’. In Slovenian, it only means ‘crayfish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 23 - Messages: 76
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Maciej (Michael) Rak |
| 1 |
| RAK LOJZE |
 lojzerak
| 3 |
| Lacarak |
Jeanann65
| 8 |
| Rak or Rock | Debi Rock | 1 |
| Rock or Rak | Debi Rock | 0 |
| family | rak petar | 5 |
| Rak or Rock | Debi Rock | 1 |
| RAK/ROCK: Ludwik (Louis), Albert Joseph | Sandy | 10 |
| Mary Jane RAK in Buffalo, New York | Erik Jensen | 0 |
| Raks from Wola Cieklinska/Pielgrzymka |
RakkyLemko
| 3 |
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