Frequency: (210)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Polish: nickname for someone who got something out of something, an opportunist or a shrewd dealer, from Polish zyskać ‘to gain’.
GIVEN NAMES: Polish 10%; German 8%.Andrzej, Krzysztof, Leszek, Mariola, Tadeusz, Wladyslawa, Zofia; Elke (2), Eckhard, Helmut, Kurt.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
