Czech surnames
Polách: what the name means
Polách: a Pole — a Wallachian dialect form of Polák.
In January 2017, 2,909 people in Czechia were named Polách or Poláchová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Valašské Klobouky223
- Around Břeclav156
- Around Vsetín149
- Around Olomouc143
- Around Zábřeh132
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Polach.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Polách mean?
Polách: a Pole — a Wallachian dialect form of Polák.
How many people are called Polách in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,909 people in Czechia were named Polách or Poláchová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Polách most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Valašské Klobouky (223), Břeclav (156), Vsetín (149).