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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech (Stárek) and Polish : nickname meaning ‘old man’, from a derivative of Czech stáry, Polish stary ‘old’. In Czech, this is a status name for the foreman (‘the old man’) in a mill, brewery, etc.

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