Franek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Franek.

Proper noun

Franek (plural Franeks)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Franek is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Franek is most common among White (98.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Franek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 597.

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of Franciszek + -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfra.nɛk/

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• Rhymes: -anɛk
• Syllabification: Fra‧nek

Proper noun

Franek m pers

1. a diminutive of the male given name Franciszek
2. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Franek

	singular	plural
nominative	Franek	Frankowie
genitive	Franka	Franków
dative	Frankowi	Frankom
accusative	Franka	Franków
instrumental	Frankiem	Frankami
locative	Franku	Frankach
vocative	Franku	Frankowie

Proper noun

Franek f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Descendants

• → English: Franek

Further reading

• Franek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “+”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022