Polka Family History
Polka Name Meaning
German (of Slavic origin): variant of Polk 2 and 3.Czech, Slovak, and Polish: variant (feminine form) of Polak.Perhaps also a derivative of polka, name of a lively dance
that originated as a Polish folk dance.Polish: from a derivative
of the female personal name Apolonia.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Polka Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Polka families
 16 - 29  6 - 15 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Polka families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Polka last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Polka census records
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Polka Family Origin
Polka Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Polka
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Polka Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Polka census records
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Polka Civil War Service Records
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