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Skok
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skok skók
English
Etymology
As a en sh - and en sl - surname, nickname for a Turkish refugee, from sl uskočiti to flee (compare cs utéct). Also a nickname from the verb cs skok to jump. This is also sometimes found as a en pl - surname from the same verb pl skok.
As a Jewish (Lithuania and Latvia) surname, from en Skoki, the Polish and Russian name for en Skakai, a small town in Kriukai in Lithuania.
Proper noun
s
en Slovene.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Skok is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Skok is most common among White (95.67%) individuals.
Further reading
Slovene
sl:+ (priimek)
Pronunciation
Skòk
Proper noun
Skòk m-an
sl
Declension
Skok 1
Further reading