Where Does the Potocka Surname Come From?

The spelling Potocka grew out of Potocki, a Polish surname with a long paper trail. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “From Potok”.

The same family of names includes Potok. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. In Poland a woman of the Potocki family is written Potocka, the feminine ending of the same name.

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