Surname Saturday – Gorzycki

Hello,

This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Gorzycki surname.

Surname Pronunciation Gorzycki (Polish) – Go ż i ts ki
Surname Pronunciation Gorzycki (American) – Gor zic ki
Surname Meaning: Gorzycki – There are many possible “root” meanings of this surname, such as mountain, bitter, to burn…Or the surname may have been derived from the forename “Gorzyslaw”.

Roots of Surname:
Surname: GORZYCKI
Group: EASTERN EUROPEAN
Subgroup: POLISH
Language: POLISH

Public Profiler’s World Overview Map of the Gorzycki Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2012). Surname Gorzycki World Map. Retrieved May 5, 2012, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx

Top Five Countries: Poland, United States, Argentina, France, and Germany.
Top Five Regions: Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Lubuskie, Poland; Pomorskie, Poland; Dolnoslaskie, Poland; and Lodzkie, Poland.
Top Five Cities: Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Wloclawek, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Znin, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Inowroclaw, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Public Profiler’s Poland Localities Distribution Map of the Gorzycki Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2012). Surname Gorzycki Poland Localities Map. Retrieved May 5, 2012, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

Moikrewni’s Poland Distribution Map of the Gorzycki Surname:

Moikrewni. (2012). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Gorzycki’. Retrieved May 5, 2012, from http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/gorzycki.html

The area of lower Kujawsko-Pomorskie, specifically the counties (powiaty) of Aleksandrów and Radziejów are the focus of my research for my Gorzycki ancestry.

Public Profiler’s North American Distribution Map of the Gorzycki Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2012). Surname Gorzycki North American Map. Retrieved May 5, 2012, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA

Spelling Variations: Here are some possible variations: Gorzycki, Gorzicki, Gorzytski, Gorzytzki, Gorzitzki…

Best Regards,
Al