Polka Family History
Polka Name Meaning
Czech Slovak and Polish: from Polka (Slovak Poľka) an ethnic name denoting a woman from Poland (compare Polak ). Polish: from a pet form of the female personal name Apolonia. Polish (Połka): from a pet form of a personal name such as Świętopołk and Przedpołk based on Old Slavic plъkъ ‘crowd army’. The surname is used almost exclusively in central part of Greater Poland Voivodeship. East German (of Slavic origin): variant of Polke .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022