Adamek Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Adamek is an established spelling of the Polish surname Adamiak. Records show Adamek as one of the forms Adamiak took over time. Its meaning, shared with Adamiak, is “son of Adam”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

The same family of names includes Adamczyk.

Arms linked to Adamiak and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Adamek family name pack.