Sobczyk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Sobczyk

What does the name Sobczyk mean?

The surname Sobczyk comes from the Slavic personal name Sobeslaw, meaning "usurp glory."

Early Origins of the Sobczyk family

The surname Sobczyk was first found in Lubel among others. There was a Sobieski family of Lubel, who belonged to the Clan Janina, a Sobieszczanski family of Lublin, who belonged to the Clan Nalecz, and a Sobek family of Sandomiersz, who belonged to the Clan Brochwicz.

Early History of the Sobczyk family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sobczyk research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1565, 1606, 1629, 1647, 1674, 1696, 1702, 1735 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Sobczyk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sobczyk Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sobieski, Sobiech, Sobanski, Sobinski, Sobalski, Sobusiak, Sobieszczak, Sobczak, Sobkiewicz, Sobek, Sobczyk, Sobieszek and many more.

Early Notables of the Sobczyk family

the Sobieski family of Lubel, a sept of the great Clan Janina. The progenitor of this family Wojciech took part in the wars of Stefan Batory against the Duchy of Moscow. Another member, Marek Sobieski (d.1606), was the Governor of Lubel during the reigns of Kings Batory and Zygmunt III. He became famous for his military acumen. Stefan Batory once said of him, "If the entire kingdom's fortune only depended on skirmishes, nobody would be more shrewd nor trustful than Sobieski." Zygmunt III rewarded Sobieski by granting him a vast castellany in the region of Ruthenia. Jakub Sobieski (d...
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Migration of the Sobczyk family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Albrecht Sobieska, who settled in New York in 1662; Jan Sobieszczanski, who arrived in New York as a Polish exile in 1835; Antoni Sobiszczek and John Sobieszki, who were naturalized in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1875 and 1877.