The Rybicka Family Name

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Rybicka is usually a form of Rybicki. At root, the name means “From Rybica / fish”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Rybicki and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

In Poland a woman of the Rybicki family is written Rybicka, the feminine ending of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Names that sound alike, such as Rybka, are easily confused in old records. Research your Rybicka family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.