The Strzelec Family Name

Strzelec is best understood alongside Strzelczyk: both are Polish spellings of a single family name.

What does the surname Strzelec mean?

The family name meaning is “Son of the archer”, the same as for Strzelczyk.

Is Strzelec the same name as Strzelczyk?

Records show Strzelec as one of the forms Strzelczyk took over time. Related forms: Strzelecki.

Does every Strzelec family have a crest?

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

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