Frequency: (164)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Polish, Belorussian, and Lithuanian: from a short form of a personal name beginning with or containing Pa-, for example Polish Pakosław or Paweł, Belorussian Pavel (see Paul), of Lithuanian Pacas (from Ipatijus, Greek Hypatios).
GIVEN NAME Polish 4%. Ryszard.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
