Gocek

Polish

Etymology

Of the 20,000 most common surnames in Poland, only 28 end in cek.^[1] The Polish name of Gocek may owe its suffix to the proximity of those sharing the name to the Czech border.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.t͡sɛk/
Rhymes: -ɔt͡sɛk
Syllabification: Go‧cek

Proper noun

Gocek m pers or f

a surname; the 11,355th most common surname in Poland^[3] (as of 4 Jul 2017) and 132,206th most common name recorded by the USA's 2010 census.^[4]

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Gocek

	singular	plural
nominative	Gocek	Gockowie/Gocki (deprecative)
genitive	Gocka	Gocków
dative	Gockowi	Gockom
accusative	Gocka	Gocków
instrumental	Gockiem	Gockami
locative	Gocku	Gockach
vocative	Gocku	Gockowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

References

^ “20,000 most popular surnames in Poland”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2009 October 18 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 May 2008
^ Gocek genealogy
^ “20,000 most popular surnames in Poland”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], 2009 October 18 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 May 2008
^ Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census

[1] “20,000 most popular surnames in Poland”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2009 October 18 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 May 2008

[2] Gocek genealogy

[3] “20,000 most popular surnames in Poland”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], 2009 October 18 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 May 2008

[4] Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census

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