Głowacka Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Some records give Głowacki; others give Głowacka. Both point to the same Polish family name. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Big-headed”. Głowacka is the feminine form of Głowacki; Polish surnames ending in -ski or -cki traditionally take -ska or -cka for women. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Other spellings include Głowacz and Glovatsky.

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