Potocnik Family History
Potocnik Name Meaning
Slovenian (Potočnik): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream derived from potok ‘brook stream’; or an old habitational name for someone from any of several places called Potok or Potoče named with the same word. Potočnik is the sixth most frequent surname in Slovenia. Czech and Slovak (Potočník): agent derivative of potok ‘brook stream’ used as a nickname for a miller.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022