Sedlak

Sedlák, Sedlak
Family name
Meaning Old Bohemian (Old Czech) for 'farmer who owns his own land' with the Indo-European root sed- 'to sit, stay'
Region of origin Czech Republic (Bohemia and Moravia), Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Austria
Language(s) of origin West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak)
Related names Sedláček (diminutive form)

Sedlak or Sedlák is a Czech surname, which means a "peasant farmer" or "freeman farmer" who was relatively wealthy and owned his own land.[1] The name may refer to:

References

  1. Dictionary of American Family Names. "Sedlak Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 17 January 2016.
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