Worobec
Worobec, Vorobec, or Vorobets (Ukrainian: Воробець) is a Ukrainian surname meaning "sparrow". Notable people with the surname include:
- Christine Worobec (fl. 1977), professor emerita, Northern Illinois University
- Joe Worobec (born 1951), Canadian CFL player
- Myron Worobec (1944–2023), Ukrainian-American soccer player
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Surname list
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Family names derived from the word "Sparrow"
- North Germanic: Sparv
- West Germanic: Sparrow, Sperling, Sperlyng
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- French: Moineau
- Iberian: Pardal
- Italian: Passera, Passeri
- Romanian: Vrabie