Potocki Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Potocki last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
Order your pack and our heraldry team researches and paints the Potocki coat of arms for you.
Meaning and origin of the Potocki last name
Meaning of the Potocki last name: from Potok. Potocki is a Polish surname from places called Potok, "stream". The Potocki family was one of the great magnate houses of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Writer Jan Potocki, author of The Manuscript Found in Saragossa, carried this last name. The family seat at Łańcut is now a museum.
Arms associated with the Potocki name
In Poland each coat of arms had its own name, and heraldry associated with the Potocki surname is cited by that name and a short blazon.
Get your full Potocki family history
This is only a glimpse of the Potocki story. The full Potocki history report goes much deeper into where the name began, who carried it and how the family spread, and it comes with a museum-style painted Potocki coat of arms. Get the full Potocki report.
Potocki name FAQ
What does the Potocki name mean?
From Potok. Common variants include Potocka, Potok.
Where does the Potocki surname come from?
It originates in Poland, and is also found in the United States, Germany and Canada.
Is there a Potocki coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Potocki coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).