What We Know About the Lorek Surname

Before any talk of crests, here are the plain facts about Lorek. Wikidata records Lorek as a German family name.

• Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Lorek, so we research it family by family rather than guess.
• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Lorek with 404 bearers, at rank 51,512. French birth records list 221 children named Lorek between 1891 and 2000.

Heraldry and the Lorek name

Sharing the Lorek name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families. Research your Lorek family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.