Zalewski Family Crest and Surname Origin
A short guide to the Zalewski surname: its meaning, its roots in Poland, and its heraldry.
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Origin of the Zalewski name
Zalewski is a Polish habitational surname from places called Zalew, Zalewo or Zalewie, from zalew, "flooded land, backwater". The suffix -ski marks origin from a place, and several unrelated families took the name. The surname is common across Poland, especially Mazovia, Podlasie and Warmia-Masuria.
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What does the Zalewski name mean?
From Zalew, flooded land. Common variants include Zalewska, Zalesky, Zalewsky.
Where does the Zalewski surname come from?
It originates in Poland, and is also found in the United States, Germany and Canada.
Is there a Zalewski coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals, not whole surnames, so there is no single Zalewski crest. Herald Lab paints a personalized Zalewski coat of arms based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).