Polk Family History
Polk Name Meaning
Scottish: reduced form of Pollock.German (of Slavic
origin): from an altered pet form of the Slavic personal name
Boleslav, composed of the elements bole ‘great’, ‘large’
+ slav ‘glory’. This name was a favorite during the Middle Ages
among the gentry class in Silesia.German: ethnic name for a Pole
(see Polak).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Polk
Name Distribution of Polk Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Polk families
 153 - 303  52 - 152 |
 1 - 51  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Polk families
|
5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Polk last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Polk census records
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Polk Family Origin
Polk Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Polk
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Polk Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Polk census records
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Polk Civil War Service Records
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