Wilk is a surname of English and Polish-language origin. In Poland, the surname means wolf and is pronounced . It has 35,000 bearers in Poland and ranks about 60th on the list of the most popular Polish surnames (fifth in Podkarpackie Voivodeship). It is common in many parts of southern Poland, especially among the

Lasowiacy Lasovians are a subethnic group of the Polish nation, who reside in Lesser Poland, at the confluence of the Vistula and the San rivers, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, southeastern Poland. They are descended from various ethnic groups, which settled ...

sub-ethnic group. Its variants include Wilczek (a diminutive meaning "little wolf") and Wilczyński, which may also derive from toponyms with the stem ''wilk''. In English, the surname is a back formation of Wilkin, which originated as a short form of William. English-language variants include Wilkes,

Wilke Wilke is a surname of German origin, which is medieval pet form of the personal name Wilhelm.''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Wilke Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 15 January 2016. A related English surname is Wil ...

Wilks Wilks is a surname which may refer to: People * Alan Wilks (born 1946), English footballer * Bobby Wilks (1931–2009), US Coast Guard aviator, first African-American to reach the rank of Coast Guard captain * Brian Wilks (born 1966), NHL hockey ...

, Wilkin, and Wilkins. The following people bear the surname: *

Adam Wilk Adam Robert Wilk (born December 9, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles of Anaheim, New York Mets, and Minnesota Twins as well as in th ...

(born 1987), American baseball pitcher * Brad Wilk (born 1968), American musician *

Cezary Wilk Cezary Stefan Wilk (born 12 February 1986) is a Polish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Wilk was born in Warsaw. He played in hometown's Polonia Warsaw's youth setup, but left the club in 2005 and subsequentl ...

(born 1986), Polish footballer * "General Wilk" (1895–1951), nom de guerre of

Aleksander Krzyzanowski Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

Jakub Wilk Jakub Wilk (born 11 July 1985 in Poznań) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Wiara Lecha. Career He is one of the youngest players to make their debut in Ekstraklasa. He started playing for SKS 13 Poznań in ...

(born 1985), Polish footballer * Kasia Wilk (born 1982), Polish singer *

Katarzyna Wilk Katarzyna "Kasia" Wasick (born Wilk; 22 March 1992) is a Polish swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle. Wasick represented Poland at the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo as well as othe ...

(born 1992), Polish swimmer *

Maurice Wilk Maurice Wilk was a well-known American violinist who performed as a member of the Alma Trio from 1953 until his sudden death in 1963. He was the original violinist in th Bach Aria Groupduring the late 1940s. The other original members of the Bac ...

(died 1963), American violinist * Martin Wilk (1922–2013), Canadian statistician, co-author of the

Shapiro–Wilk test The Shapiro–Wilk test is a test of normality in frequentist statistics. It was published in 1965 by Samuel Sanford Shapiro and Martin Wilk. Theory The Shapiro–Wilk test tests the null hypothesis that a sample ''x''1, ..., ''x'n'' came fr ...

Max Wilk Max Wilk (July 3, 1920 – February 19, 2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books. In all, Wilk was the author of 19 books, four films, three produced plays as well as many TV shows and magazine ar ...

(1920–2011), American playwright, screenwriter and author *

Michael Wilk Michael John Wilk (born ''circa'' 1961 in Chicopee, Massachusetts) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer best known for his contributions to John Kay and Steppenwolf largely as a keyboardist and bass player. He has also wo ...

(born c. 1952), American songwriter *

Rafał Wilk Rafał Wilk (born 9 December 1974 in Łańcut) is a Paralympic handcyclist and former speedway rider from Poland. He won two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London London is the capital and largest city of Engl ...

(born 1974), Polish former speedway rider and Paralympic cyclist *

Scott Wilk Scott Thomas Wilk Sr. (born March 16, 1959) is an American politician who has served as the California State Senate minority leader since January 20, 2021. He is a Republican representing the 21st district, encompassing Antelope Valley, Victor ...

(born 1959), American politician *

Selene Vigil-Wilk In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (; grc-gre, Σελήνη , meaning "Moon"''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη) is the goddess and the personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene, she is traditionally the daughter of ...

, American singer and musician *

Vic Wilk Vic Wilk (born August 30, 1960) is an American professional golfer Junior golf Wilk is a three time Junior World Golf Championships winning titles in 1969, 1971 and 1973 in two different age divisions. He was one of the dominant junior players i ...

(born 1960), American professional golfer *

Wojciech Wilk Wojciech Wilk (born 12 August 1972 in Kraśnik) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5,501 votes in 6 Lublin district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. See also * Members of Polish Sejm 2005- ...

(born 1972), Polish politician Fictional characters include: * Jonathan Wilk, the main character in the film '' Compulsion'' (1959), played by Orson Welles * Patricia Wilk, a character in ''

Scrubs Scrub(s) may refer to: * Scrub, low shrub and grass characteristic of scrubland * Scrubs (clothing), worn by medical staff * ''Scrubs'' (TV series), an American television program * Scrubs (occupation), also called "scrub tech," "scrub nurse," o ...

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