Paprocki

Paprocki (feminine: Paprocka; plural: Paproccy) is a Polish locational surname, which originally meant a person from one of the places called Paproc, Paprotki, Paprotno or Paproty in Poland. paproć is Polish for fern, so Paprocki may also be a topographic name for a resident of a location where many ferns grew. Related surnames include Paprocký (Czech), Paprotski, and Paprotsky.

Notable people with the surname include:
 * Bartosz Paprocki (1543–1614), Polish writer
 * Katarzyna Paprocka (died 1638), Polish woman accused of sorcery
 * Thomas Paprocki (born 1952), American bishop
 * Wenceslaus Paprocki (died 1643), Polish bishop