Frequency: (319)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Czech and Slovak (Zelenák): variant of Zelenka.
2. Perhaps an Americanized form of Slovenian Zelenjak, a derivative of zelen ‘green’, ‘immature’ (or perhaps a nickname from Slovenian dialect zelenjak ‘green woodpecker’).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
