About the Dudok Surname

Whether you spell it Dudok or Dudek, the story begins in the same place. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Hoopoe (bird)”.

Records show Dudok as one of the forms Dudek took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Dudka, Dudko and Dudzik.

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