Frequency: (1324)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Americanized form of a Slavic name such as Novak, denoting a newcomer to a place.
2. Jewish (from Belarus): habitational name from a village in Belarus called Noviki.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 4%. Sol (2), Aron, Ber, Dov, Elihu, Emanuel, Hyman, Meyer, Miriam.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
