Belka

See also: belka, belką, Belką, Bělka, Bełka, and Bełką

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

Borrowed from Polish Belka, a nickname for a tall, upright man, from belka (“beam, timber”).
Borrowed from Czech Bělka, from a pet form of the female given name Běla.

Proper noun

Belka (plural Belkas)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Belka is the 40144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Belka is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.

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