Surname Saturday – Zywicki

Hello,

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

Surname Pronunciation Żywicki (Polish) – Zy vi ts ki
Surname Pronunciation Zywicki (American) – Zi wick i

Surname Meaning: Żywicki –  żywic = resin or żyw = alive
(Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman)

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

Top Five Countries: Poland, Germany, United States, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Top Five Regions:  Pomorskie, Poland; Lubelskie, Poland; Warminsko-Marzurskie, Poland; Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Top Ten Cities: Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland; Wejherowo, Pomorskie, Poland; Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA; Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland; Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland; Koscierzyna, Pomorskie, Poland; Chojnice, Pomorskie, Poland; Gora, Wielkopolskie, Poland; Wiernsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Public Profiler’s Poland Regions Distribution Map of the Zywicki Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2009). Surname Zywicki Poland Regions Map. Retreived November 7, 2009, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2009). Surname Zywicki Poland Localities Map. Retreived November 7, 2009, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

Moikrewni’s Poland Distribution Map of the Żywicki Surname:

Moikrewni. (2009). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Żywicki’. Retreived November 7, 2009, from http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/%25C5%25BCywicki.html

The area around the line of 4 red and 1 yellow, at the top of the map, is the Kaszubian counties of Wejherowo (red), Gdynia (red), Kartuzy (yellow), Koscierzyna (red), and Chojnice (red). The two counties in orange next to that line are Starogard Gdański and Gdańsk.

The surname map for “Żywicka” has the similar distribution of the surname throughout Poland.

Public Profiler’s Germany Regions Distribution Map of the Zywicki Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2009). Surname Zywicki Germany Regions Map. Retreived November 7, 2009, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=DE

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2009). Surname Zywicki North American Regions Map. Retreived November 7, 2009, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=US

Dynastree’s USA Distribution Map of the Zywicki Surname:

Public Profiler’s Wisconsin Localities Distribution Map of the Zywicki Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2009). Surname Zywicki Wisconsin Localities Map. Retreived November 7, 2009, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=STATE-WI

The area around the darkest blue spot on the map are the counties of Portage (darkest blue), Marathon (above Portage County), and Waushara (below Portage County).