Abramczyk
Abramczyk (variously transliterated into other languages as: Abramczik, Abramcyk, Abramcik, Abramchik, Abramchyk, Abramtchik, Abramschik, Abramtshik, Abramtschik, Abrahmczyk, Abrahmcik, Abrahmchik, Abrahmtzik, Abramtzik, Abramčyk, Abramčik; Belarusian: Абрамчык, Russian: Абрамчик; Hebrew: אברמציק, אברמצ'יק; Yiddish: אַבראַמטשיק; Arabic: ابرامسزيك) 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 'Abraham'.
'Abramczyk' is claimed to be a surname of non-Ashkenazi origin (probably Sephardi or Mizrahi) given to the descendants of Jews from the Ottoman Empire. The latter names like this are referred to as 'Judeo-Slavic'.
The Polish-language ending 'czyk', originally diminutive, gradually became patronymic and therefore Abramczyk means "the son of Abram" (historically, "little Abram" or "Abram junior"). The surname is currently most common in Poland, however it also appears in other countries like Israel, France, the United States, Canada, Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Argentina and Brazil.
List of persons with the surname
- Mikoła Abramchyk (1903–1970), Belarusian politician
- Rüdiger Abramczik (born 1956), German football player and a coach
- Volker Abramczik (born 1964), German football player
- Rabbi Noam Abramchik, American Rabbi, the director of a NCSY chapter of Jewish Learning Centre
References
- ↑ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 3 September 2018.