# Wilk

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'''Wilk''' is a surname of English and Polish-language origin.

In Poland, the surname means [wolf](/source/wolf) and is pronounced {{IPAc-pl|'|w|i|l|k}}. It has 35,000 bearers in Poland and ranks about 60th on the list of the most popular Polish surnames (fifth in [Podkarpackie Voivodeship](/source/Podkarpackie_Voivodeship)). It is common in many parts of southern Poland, especially among the [Lasowiacy](/source/Lasowiacy) sub-ethnic group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=wilk|title=Wilk Name Meaning & Wilk Family History at Ancestry.com|website=www.ancestry.com|access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> Its variants include [Wilczek](/source/Wilczek_(surname)) (a diminutive meaning "little wolf") and [Wilczyński](/source/Wilczy%C5%84ski), which may also derive from [toponym](/source/toponym)s with the stem ''wilk''.

In English, the surname is a back formation of [Wilkin](/source/Wilkin_(surname)), which originated as a short form of [William](/source/William_(name)). English-language variants include [Wilkes](/source/Wilkes_(disambiguation)), [Wilke](/source/Wilke), [Wilks](/source/Wilks), [Wilkin](/source/Wilkins_(disambiguation)), and [Wilkins](/source/Wilkins_(disambiguation)).

The following people bear the surname:
* [Adam Wilk](/source/Adam_Wilk) (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
* [Brad Wilk](/source/Brad_Wilk) (born 1968), American musician
* [Cezary Wilk](/source/Cezary_Wilk) (born 1986), Polish footballer
* "General Wilk" (1895&ndash;1951), nom de guerre of [Aleksander Krzyzanowski](/source/Aleksander_Krzyzanowski)<ref>{{cite book |title=Iron Curtain |author-link=Anne Applebaum |first=Anne |last=Applebaum |page=[https://archive.org/details/ironcurtaincrush00appl_0/page/93 93] |isbn=9780385515696 |year=2012 |lccn=2012022086 |publisher=Doubleday |location=New York |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/ironcurtaincrush00appl_0/page/93 }}</ref>
* [Jakub Wilk](/source/Jakub_Wilk) (born 1985), Polish footballer
* [Kasia Wilk](/source/Kasia_Wilk) (born 1982), Polish singer
* [Katarzyna Wilk](/source/Katarzyna_Wilk) (born 1992), Polish swimmer
* [Maurice Wilk](/source/Maurice_Wilk) (died 1963), American violinist
* [Martin Wilk](/source/Martin_Wilk) (1922&ndash;2013), Canadian statistician, Shapiro–Wilk test
* [Max Wilk](/source/Max_Wilk) (1920&ndash;2011), American playwright, screenwriter and author
* [Michael Wilk](/source/Michael_Wilk) (born c. 1952), American songwriter
* [Rafał Wilk](/source/Rafa%C5%82_Wilk) (born 1974), Polish speedway rider and Paralympic cyclist
* [Scott Wilk](/source/Scott_Wilk) (born 1959), American politician
* [Vic Wilk](/source/Vic_Wilk) (born 1960), American golfer
* [Wojciech Wilk](/source/Wojciech_Wilk) (born 1972), Polish politician

Fictional characters include:
* Jonathan Wilk, the main character in the film ''[Compulsion](/source/Compulsion_(1959_film))'' (1959), played by [Orson Welles](/source/Orson_Welles)
* [Patricia Wilk](/source/Patricia_Wilk), a character in ''[Scrubs](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))''

==See also==
* {{intitle|Wilk}}

==References==
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Category:English-language surnames
Category:Polish-language surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names
Category:Surnames derived from nicknames

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