Meaning & origin
What it means
Spivak goes back to Ukrainian співак, meaning “singer.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Spivak as a surname developed from Співак.
Spivak’s family of names
In English usage, Spivak as a surname developed from the Ukrainian form Співак. In English usage, Spivak as a surname has a related form in SPIVACK. In English usage, Spivak as a surname has a related form in SPIVACK.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Spivak has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ukrainian roots to each of them.
Ukrainianwhere Spivak comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Spivak, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Șpac
“starling”
—
Siemak
Siemak is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Ukrainian.
—
Lysak
Lysak is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Polish.
—
Revak
Revak is a surname from Slovak, ultimately from Ukrainian.
—
Stupak
Stupak is a surname from Ukrainian.
—
Șpaniuc
Șpaniuc is a surname from Ukrainian. It is used in Romanian.
—
Schostak
“sixth”
—
Kozak
“cone” · “cossack”
—