Salak
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Salak, Czech and Hungarian Salák and Slovak Šalák, all from a pet form of the name Salamon. Compare Solomon, Salomon.
Proper noun
Salak (plural Salaks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Salak is the 43511th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 496 individuals. Salak is most common among White (91.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.