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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (American) : Respelling of Zalk, a Jewish name from Lithuania, of uncertain origin; most likely a pet form of the Yiddish personal name Zalkind (see Salkin).
  • Jewish (American) : Shortened form of some Ashkenazic surname.

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