Wójcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, Wojszyk (also variants of phonetic spelling: Woicik, Woycik, Woyczik, Woytik, etc.
[1]) is one of the oldest
Polish surnames, and the fourth
most common in
Poland (100,064 in 2009).
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Archaic feminine forms are derived by adding suffixes: -owa for married woman and -ówna for maiden name.
There are several suggested origins of the surname: diminutive from the occupation of
wójt or from the given name
Wojciech. It may also be a nickname by the bird
wójcik (
greenish warbler).
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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 (13th century).[
citation needed] The knight Wójcik was a companion of King Wladyslaw of Poland and a member of his bodyguard.[
citation needed]
According to medieval
Łęczyca Court Files (14th century), in 1395, Michno Wójcik of Wójciki pursued legal action against City of
Łęczyca to take back part of his estate that was illegally annexed during his absence.[
citation needed]
Noble families named Wójcik bear different coats of arms:
- Wójcik of
Bialynia
- Wójcik and Wojczyk of
Pobog
- Wójcik and Wójcikowski of
Korab
- Wójcik of German origin: Silver, an eagle black, crowned gold.
- de Wojcza, Wojczik and Wojszyk of
Ogończyk
- Wójcik and Wójsik of
Ostoja
- Wojszyk of
Szeliga
- Wojszek and Wójszyk of
Łodzia
- Wójcik of
Lubicz
- Wójcik of Rola
- Wojsik and Wojszik of
Łabędź
- Wojszek and Wojszik of
Piława
- Wójsik and Wojszyk of
Janina
- In the 17th century appeared the family Wójcikiewicz (derived from family Wójcik) of the
Bialynia coat of arms
- Wójcikowski of the
Nałęcz coat of arms.
However, most families bearing the surnames Wójcik, Wójczyk, Wojszik, etc. (c. 90%) are derived from peasantry or burghers, as a result of popular adoptions of this surname between the 17th and 19th centuries.[
citation needed] These families derived their surname from the named office of wójt or the first name
Wojciech: son of Wojciech is also Wojcik.
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People
Wójcik
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Adam Wójcik (1970–2017), Polish basketball player
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Aleksandra Wójcik (volleyball) (born 1994), Polish volleyball player
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Alexandra Wójcik (gymnast) (born 1985), Polish rhythmic gymnast
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Andżelika Wójcik (born 1996), Polish speed skater
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Dave Wojcik (born 1968), American college basketball coach
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Denis Wojcik, American author
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Doug Wojcik (born 1964), American college basketball coach and former player
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Janusz Wójcik (1953–2017), Polish politician and former footballer and coach
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Jerzy Wójcik (fencer) (1916–2004), Polish fencer
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John Wojcik (born 1942), American baseball player
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Jolanta Wójcik (born 1984), Polish athlete
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Katarzyna Wójcik (born 1983), Polish modern pentathlete
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Krzysztof Wójcik (disambiguation), several people
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Łukasz Wójcik, Polish glider pilot
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Magdalena Wójcik (born 1975), Polish singer, member of the band Goya
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Marek Wójcik (born 1980), Polish politician
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Michał Wójcik (born 1971), Polish politician
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Piotr Wójcik (born 1965), Polish athlete
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Rafał Wójcik (born 1972), Polish long distance runner
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Ryszard Wójcik (born 1956), Polish football referee
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Wacław Wójcik, Polish cyclist
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Ludvika Sivickaja-Vojcik
Wujcik
See also
References