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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish, Czech, and German (of Slavic origin) : from the personal name Jach, a pet form of various names beginning with Ja-, principally Jan (see John), Jakub (see Jacob), and, in Polish, Jacenty (see Jacek).

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