Blecharczyk

Blecharczyk is a Polish-language surname of occupational origin. It derives from blecharz, the Polish word for a tinsmith or sheet metal worker, with the suffix -czyk forming a patronymic or diminutive meaning “descendant of a tinsmith” or “little tinsmith.” The name is most common in Poland and appears in historical records across regions where metalworking and crafts were practiced; it has also spread to Polish diaspora communities in North America and Western Europe through emigration in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Variants and orthography vary with transliteration and regional pronunciation; forms such as Blecharz (without the diminutive suffix) or other locally adapted spellings may appear in records.

In genealogical and onomastic sources, Blecharczyk is encountered in civil registrations and parish books, reflecting the standard pattern of Polish occupational surnames becoming hereditary. There are no widely recognized biographies associated with the surname in major encyclopedias; individuals bearing Blecharczyk have achieved local or regional notability.

See also: List of Polish surnames; occupational surnames.