Polka — Family Name, Records and Arms

Polka began as an Ukrainian family name. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “descendant of the Polish woman”.

• It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.
• In the 2010 US Census, 637 Americans gave Polka as their last name (rank 35,345). That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.
• Polka sounds close to Polk and Polak, so it can help to search both.

Polka coat of arms

There is no single Polka family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Polka line, if any, bore arms. For the full story, order the Polka surname pack.