Michalak

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Michalak.

Proper noun

Michalak (plural Michalaks)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Michalak is the 8320^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3983 individuals. Michalak is most common among White (96.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Michalak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 584.

Polish

Etymology

From Michał +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈxa.lak/
• Rhymes: -alak
• Syllabification: Mi‧cha‧lak

Proper noun

Michalak m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Michalak

	singular	plural
nominative	Michalak	Michalakowie
genitive	Michalaka	Michalaków
dative	Michalakowi	Michalakom
accusative	Michalaka	Michalaków
instrumental	Michalakiem	Michalakami
locative	Michalaku	Michalakach
vocative	Michalaku	Michalakowie

Proper noun

Michalak f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

• Michalakowa
• Michalakówna

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames

Further reading

• “+”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022