Frequency: (275)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Czech and Slovak (Žilka): from Czech žilka, diminutive of žíle ‘vein’, nickname for someone with noticeable veins, or from the same word in the sense ‘sinew’, ‘tendon’, applied as a nickname for a resilient or quick-witted individual.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
