Warzecha
Warzecha is an old family name of Upper Silesian origin.
Origin and meaning
The name Warzecha is of Slavic origin and literally means "wooden spoon". It is therefore either an indirect job title of the first name bearers (Löffler, Löffelsender, Koch) or an adaptation of an older, pre-existing name (e.g. patronymic form for Warsz ).
history
Early historical evidence of the name in Upper Silesia are:
- 1414 Clemens Warzecha de Proszouice (mentioned as Scabinus , i.e. honorary judge)
- 1440 Jan Warzecha de Lubosza
- 1460 Jan Warszecha
- 1500 Jacob Warzecha
- 1635 Jan Warzecha, Lobkowitz.
From the existence of church book entries (17th century), several land lines can be documented. B. in Groß Döbern , Rosenberg , Leschnitz and Pless .
distribution
The name is particularly common (as it was in early church book entries) in the Opole region. Due to the annexation of Silesia to the Kingdom of Prussia , many bearers of the name migrated to more western areas of the German Empire . In the Federal Republic of Germany, for example, most people with the surname Warzecha can be found in the Berlin area and further north in the Mecklenburg Lake District in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
Name bearer
- Dieter Warzecha (1934–2005), German painter, art educator and performance teacher
- Heinz Warzecha (1930–2007), German politician (SED), general director of the VEB machine tool combine in Berlin
- Walter Warzecha (1891–1956), German Admiral General
Individual evidence
- ↑ Witold Taszyckiego: Słownik staropolskich nazw osobowych . Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Wrocław 1965–1987, Volume 6, p. 26 (Polish, translation of the book title: Dictionary of Old Polish Personal Names ).
- ^ Daniela Ohrmann: Linguistic expert opinion on the origin and distribution of the family name Warzecha . University of Leipzig, May 2007.
- ↑ Warzecha, Heinz. In: www.bundesstiftung-aufteilung.de. Retrieved May 19, 2020 .