Abramczyk

Abramczyk (also rendered as Abramcyk, Abramchik, Abramczik, and Abramchyk) is a Slavic surname of distant Jewish origin, most predominantly coming from Poland,[1] and nowadays met mainly among Polish Roman Catholics. It is a patronymic surname derived from a Hebrew name 'Abram' – the original name of the biblical figure Abraham.

Notable persons with the surname include:

  • Barbara Morcinek-Abramczyk (born 1970), Polish literary scholar
  • Halina Abramczyk (born 1951), Polish physicist and chemist
  • Józef Abramczyk (1912–2001), Polish activist
  • Mikola Abramchyk (1903–1970), Belarusian politician
  • Rüdiger Abramczik (born 1956), German football player and coach
  • Volker Abramczik (born 1964), German football player

References

  1. ^ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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