Surname Symanczik - Meaning and Origin

Symanczik: What does the surname Symanczik mean?

The last name Symanczik is of Polish origin. It is derived from the words “szymon”, which means “obedient”, and “czik”, which denotes a person who worked in a mill. This combination of words suggests that people who bore this surname were either mill workers or had connotations of being obedient or loyal.

The surname was likely adapted into its current form during the many migrations of the Polish people over the centuries, and is found mainly in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK. It is also common in Eastern Europe—in both Poland and Ukraine.

In Poland, the surname is particularly widespread in the provinces of Lodz, Bialystok, Wroclaw, and Poznan. In the United States, the surname is most commonly found in the Midwestern states of Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, as well as the northeastern states of Massachusetts and New Jersey.

Symanczik is an old-fashioned surname that evokes an image of the industrious Polish people who helped build and shape the communities they lived in during the early 19th and 20th centuries. It is an enduring timeless symbol of loyalty, hard work, and obedience.

Symanczik: Where does the name Symanczik come from?

The surname Symanczik is a Polish and Slovak name, that appears today mostly in Poland and Slovakia, but also in other countries like the US, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Germany, and France. It is mostly rare, but does occur in some regions within these countries with varying levels of prevalence.

In Poland and Slovakia, the frequencies of the surname Symanczik are highest in the south central part of the countries. As of May 2020, the last name was most popular in Kaszuby, Poland, where it was ranked 505th in frequency, followed by Lesser Poland, Jelenia Góra, and Lubusz in Poland.

In the United States, as of 2019 estimates, the last name is most predominantly found in Illinois, where it is ranked as the 15,137th most common surname, and Wisconsin, where it is ranked the 5,711th most common surname. The states with the next highest concentrations of the the surname are Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

In Australia, the surname Symanczik is much less common. The last name is ranked the 24,213th most common name with 69 Australians bearing the name, most being found in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

The surname Symanczik has its origin with the Polish and Slovak language and is a variant of the word “simancik.” This is believed to be a diminutive of the personal names Simen or Simon, which mean "he listens."

Variations of the surname Symanczik

The surname Symanczik has a few variants, spellings and associated surnames. Symanczik is a variation of the German surname Siemantczyk with its spelling roots in the Slavic language. Commonly-known variants include Simanczyk, Symanchik, Sziemanczyk, and Szimanck.

The surname Symanczik was found originally as the clan name Siemantczyk among the Nobles, gentry and clergy of Medieval Prussia, and spelling variants were commonplace among regional dialects. The surnames Symanczik and Simanczyk were also common in Lithuania and Ukraine.

Other surnames related to Symanczik include the Polish variants Siemankiewicz, Siemankiewicz, Simankiewicz, Siemanczuk, Siemandzuk, and Szimanczuk.

Czech and Slovak variants include Siemancic, Siemankóc, Siemoncic, Simančík, Simancík, Simencik, Szimoncic, Szimoncík, and Symancík.

The Ukrainian variants include Siemankiv, Siemanciv, Siemancov, Siemandzov, Siemantzov, Symancov, Simanciv, Szemankiw, Symancziv, Symanczow, Szemanciv, and Szemancow.

In Russia, the variants include Siemanko, Symancko, Siemanchuk, Siemanchik, Siemanczuk, Siemanczyk, and Szemanko.

The surname Symanczik can also be found among the Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe under various spellings including Szimenchick, Szimemlegen, Szimemlich, Simenjack, Szomencic, Symanczic, Szimancich, Simenchik, Simanich, Siemantczyk, Siemanczik, and Siemankiewicz.

Famous people with the name Symanczik

• Matthew Symanczik: professional hockey defenseman who most recently played for the Marlies in the AHL
• Tino Symanczik: international football player who has played for many clubs including SV Werder Bremen, SC Freiburg, and Bayer Leverkusen
• Nelli Symanczik: Austrian actress and model known for her roles in television series Der Brucker and Kriminalfälle des LKA Berlin
• Darren Symanczik: American mixed martial artist and former professional boxer
• Bernd Symanczik: award-winning German film director who has directed several films including God Loves the Fighter, Exit 43, and Cold Hell
• Birgitta Symanczik: Swedish chef and restaurateur who is best known for her modern Nordic gastronomy
• Peter Symanczik: Grammy Award-winning sound engineer who has worked on albums from artist such as Kanye West, Rihanna, and Drake
• Rebecca Symanczik: British journalist and writer who is widely published and known for her work in The Guardian, New Scientist, and The Times
• Joseph Symanczik: former professional basketballer who played college basketball for Central Washington University and then professionally for teams such as the Portland Trail Blazers 10.Andy Symanczik: American soccer player who played for many clubs in the US and in Europe including D.C. United, FC Koln, and SSV Jahn Regensburg.

Other surnames

Symanczyk