Wilczek

See also: wilczek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Wilczek.

Proper noun

Wilczek (plural Wilczeks)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wilczek is the 28465^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 838 individuals. Wilczek is most common among White (97.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wilczek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Polish

Etymology

From wilczek (“young wolf”); wilk (“wolf”) +‎ -ek (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvil.t͡ʂɛk/
• Rhymes: -ilt͡ʂɛk
• Syllabification: Wil‧czek

Proper noun

Wilczek m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Wilczek

	singular	plural
nominative	Wilczek	Wilczkowie
genitive	Wilczka	Wilczków
dative	Wilczkowi	Wilczkom
accusative	Wilczka	Wilczków
instrumental	Wilczkiem	Wilczkami
locative	Wilczku	Wilczkach
vocative	Wilczku	Wilczkowie

Proper noun

Wilczek f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Wilczek”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022