Slezak Explained

Slezak
Meaning:	derived from slezsko, meaning "Silesia"
Variant:	Slezák, Ślęzak and Ślężak

Slezak is a Czech, Slovak and Polish surname, which originally meant a person from Silesia, derived from the Czech word slezsko.^[1] Variants of the name include Ślązak, Slezák, Ślęzak, Slenzak, Szlezák, and Szlazak. The name may refer to:

• Dalibor Slezák (born 1970), Czech football player
• Erika Slezak (born 1946), American actress
• Janusz Ślązak (1907–1985), Polish rower
• Jim Slezak (born 1966), American politician
• John Slezak (1896–1984), American businessman
• Katarina Krpež Slezak (born 1988), Serbian handballer
• Leo Slezak (1873–1946), Czech opera singer
• Margarete Slezak (1901-1953), Austrian actress
• Ron Slenzak (born 1948), American photographer
• Victor Slezak (born 1957), American actor
• Walter Slezak (1902–1983), Austrian actor
• Zoltán Szlezák (born 1967), Hungarian footballer

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names. "Slezak Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.