Rozek Family History

Polish (Rożek Różek): nickname from rożek diminutive form or róg ‘horn’. This word is found in the idiomatic expression wystawić różki ‘to become impertinent’ which is a likely source of the nickname.

The variant Różek occurs almost exclusively in the region of Pomerania.

Czech (Rožek): nickname from the vocabulary word rožek a diminutive of roh ‘horn’. In Czech dialect, this word also means ‘croissant’;

as such it may be a nickname for a baker or pastry chef.