Lach (name)

Lach (pronounced [ˈlax]) is a Polish surname. It originated as a term for ethnic Poles, being ultimately derived from Lechites. Lach (also transliterated Lyakh and Ljach) was used to refer to Poles in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. It was also used in Nowy Sącz in south-eastern Poland where the ethnic Poles referred to themselves as Lachy Sądeckie.

Due to population resettlements of ethnic Poles after the Soviet annexation of eastern Polish territories (see Kresy), it is slightly more frequent in western Poland. Over 10,000 people have this surname in Poland.^[1][2]

Notable people with the name include:

• David Lach (born 1949), Mexican painter
• Elmer Lach (born 1918), Canadian ice hockey player
• Juan Sebastian Lach (born 1970), Mexican composer

See also

• Lech (name)
• Polish name

References