Pieczka Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Pieczka last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Pieczka last name
Meaning of the Pieczka last name: little oven. Pieczka is a Polish surname perhaps from piec, "oven, stove", a name for a baker or stove maker, or from a pet form of Piotr. The last name is especially common in Silesia and Lesser Poland, and actor Franciszek Pieczka carried it.
Arms associated with the Pieczka name
In Polish heraldry one coat of arms, a herb, was shared by many families, and arms associated with the Pieczka surname follow that system.
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Pieczka name FAQ
What does the Pieczka name mean?
Little oven. Common variants include Pieczek, Piecha.
Where does the Pieczka surname come from?
It originates in Poland, and is also found in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Is there a Pieczka coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Pieczka coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).