Where Does the Gorak Surname Come From?

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Goral surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Gorak is best understood alongside Goral: both are Polish spellings of one family name. In origin, the name means “Highlander”.

Before spelling was fixed, Goral was also written Gorak. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Gorak with 206 bearers, at rank 89,753.

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