Wójcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, Wojszyk (also variants of phonetic spelling: Woicik, Woycik, Woyczik, Woytik, etc.) is one of the oldest

Polish surnames Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given nam ...

, and the fourth most common in

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(100,064 in 2009). Ministry of Interior (Poland).
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or from the given name

Wojciech Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two Slavic roots: * ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojownik'' ("warrior" ...

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wójcik Wójcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, Wojszyk (also variants of phonetic spelling: Woicik, Woycik, Woyczik, Woytik, etc.) is one of the oldest Polish name, Polish surnames, and the fourth List of most common surnames in Europe, most common in Poland (100,064 i ...

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(contains further references) 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). The knight Wójcik was a companion of King Wladyslaw of Poland and a member of his bodyguard. According to medieval

Łęczyca Łęczyca (; in full the Royal Town of Łęczyca, ; ; ) is a town of inhabitants in central Poland. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the Łęczyca County. Łęczyca is a capital of the historical Łęczyca Land. Or ...

Court Files (14th century), in 1395, Michno Wójcik of Wójciki pursued legal action against City of

to take back part of his estate that was illegally annexed during his absence. Noble families named Wójcik bear different coats of arms: *Wójcik of Bialynia *Wójcik and Wojczyk of Pobog *Wójcik and Wójcikowski of

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*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

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*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. These families derived their surname from the named office of ''wójt'' or the first name

: son of Wojciech is also Wojcik.

People

Wójcik

Adam Wójcik Adam Wójcik (20 April 1970 – 26 August 2017) was a Polish professional basketball player. He was known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He is the second all-time leading scorer of the Polish Basketball League, since the year ...

(1970–2017), Polish basketball player *

Aleksandra Wójcik (volleyball) Aleksandra Wójcik (born ) is a Polish female volleyball player. She was part of the Poland women's national volleyball team The Poland women's national volleyball team ( Polish: ''Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej kobiet'') represents Pol ...

(born 1994), Polish volleyball player *

Alexandra Wójcik (gymnast) Alexandra Wojcik (born 5 March 1985 in Lębork) is a Polish group rhythmic gymnast representing her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the X ...

(born 1985), Polish rhythmic gymnast *

Andżelika Wójcik Andżelika Wójcik (born 8 November 1996) is a Polish speed skater. She won a medal at the 2020 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships. References External links * * 1996 births Living people Polish female speed skaters Sp ...

(born 1996), Polish speed skater *

Dave Wojcik David Edward Wojcik (born December 12, 1968) is an American basketball coach who is currently head boys' basketball coach at the Linsly School. He previously was a college basketball coach, most recently head men's basketball coach at San Jose ...

(born 1968), American college basketball coach *

Denis Wojcik Denis Wojcik is an American author from Flower Mound, Texas. Denis has written four novels including ''CrossRoads'' (2005), ''TurnBack'' (2006), ''Linked'' (2009), and ''Evil Behind the Smile'' (2010).

, American author *

Doug Wojcik Frederick Douglas Wojcik (pronounced WO-jick) (born April 12, 1964) is an American college basketball coach, former player, and former Naval officer. Currently, he is the Associate Head Coach for Tom Izzo at Michigan State University. An NCAA D ...

(born 1964), American college basketball coach and former player *

Janusz Wójcik Janusz Marek Wójcik (18 November 1953 – 20 November 2017) was a Polish politician, football player and manager. Playing career He played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik Warsaw, Ravalpandi ...

(1953–2017), Polish politician and former footballer and coach *

Jerzy Wójcik (fencer) Jerzy Wójcik may refer to: * Jerzy Wójcik (fencer) * Jerzy Wójcik (cinematographer) {{hndis, Wojcik, Jerzy ...

(1916–2004), Polish fencer * John Wojcik (born 1942), American baseball player * Jolanta Wójcik (born 1984), Polish athlete * Katarzyna Wójcik (born 1983), Polish modern pentathlete * Krzysztof Wójcik (disambiguation), several people * Łukasz Wójcik, Polish glider pilot * Magdalena Wójcik (born 1975), Polish singer, member of the band Goya * Marek Wójcik (born 1980), Polish politician * Michał Wójcik (born 1971), Polish politician * Piotr Wójcik (born 1965), Polish athlete *

Rafał Wójcik Rafał Wójcik (born 18 September 1972 in Starachowice) is a Polish long-distance runner. Up to 2004 he specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at ...

(born 1972), Polish long distance runner * Ryszard Wójcik (born 1956), Polish football referee * Wacław Wójcik, Polish cyclist * Ludvika Sivickaja-Vojcik

Wujcik

Erick Wujcik Erick A. Wujcik (January 26, 1951 – June 7, 2008) was an American designer of both Tabletop role-playing game, pen-and-paper and Role-playing video game, computer role-playing games, and co-founder of Palladium Books. Gaming career Wujcik ...

(1951–2008), American role-playing game designer * Theo Wujcik (1936–2014), American artist

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