Raczek: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

In old registers, Raczek often stands in for Rak. The name is generally explained as “Crayfish”. Before spelling was fixed, Rak was also written Raczek. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Arms linked to Rak and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Raczek family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.