Soroka Family History
Soroka Name Meaning
Ukrainian Rusyn Belorussian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from Ukrainian and Rusyn soroka ‘magpie’ Belorussian saroka (Russified soroka) denoting a garrulous or thievish person or someone with a streak of white among black hair. In the case of the Jewish surname it is normally an artificial name one of the many taken from bird names. Rusyn and/or Ukrainian name is also found in Poland and Slovakia. Compare Saroka and Soroko .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022