The Białecki Last Name

Spelled Białecki, the surname still points back to Białek. Name scholars give the meaning as “Fair, white-haired”.

• 548 Americans were listed as Białecki in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. French birth records list 140 children named Białecki between 1891 and 2000.
• Białecki is built on the same root as Białek, with the ending -cki.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Białecki name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Białecki, so the heraldry linked to Białek is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Białecki family name pack.