Wójcik


Wójcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, Wojszyk is one of the oldest and the fourth most common surname in Poland.
Wójcik as a toponymic surname is derived from villages Wójcia, Wójciki, as a cognominal surname from the word wojak, as from the word :pl:wójt|wójt, chief officer of a municipality.
Feminine forms are Wójcik, Wójcikówna, Wójcikowa. Over the centuries, from many dialects arose multiple spellings for the Wójcik surname, including Woichik, Wojczyk, Woyzeck, Wojszyk, Wujcik, etc.

History

Early record of the Wójcik surname may be found in the Chronicles of Little Poland We learn the knight Wójcik was a companion of King Wladyslaw of Poland and a member of his bodyguard.
From medieval Łęczyca Court Files.
Very rare noble families Wójcik bear different coats of arms:
However, most families bearing the surnames Wójcik, Wójczyk, Wojszik, etc., are derived from peasantry or burghers, as a result of popular adoptions of this surname between the 17th and 19th centuries. These families derived their surname from the named office of wójt, chiefa or the first name Wojciech: son of Wojciech is also Wojcik.

People

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