Surname SOKOL

SOURCE: Occupation & Nickname

Meaning & History

From Czech sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

VARIANTS: Sokoll, Sokolof, Sokoloff, Sokolsky (Jewish)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Sokolov (Bulgarian), Sokal, Sokół, Sokołowski (Polish), Sokolov, Sokolovsky (Russian), Sokolov (Ukrainian)

SAME SPELLING: Sokół

Entry updated July 2, 2017