Polish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 1 of 2)
179 common Polish family names. Open a name to read its last name meaning, its surname origin and the heraldry associated with it.
- English535 surnames
- Irish201 surnames
- Scottish103 surnames
- Welsh39 surnames
- Italian291 surnames
- German299 surnames
- French108 surnames
- Spanish197 surnames
- Polish179 surnames
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AdamczykPoland
Son of little Adam
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AdamiakPoland
"son of Adam"
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AdamskiPoland
Of Adam; from Adamy
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AndrzejewskiPoland
From Andrzejewo (Andrew's place)
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BąkPoland
Gadfly; bittern
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BanaszakPoland
"son of Banasz"
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BaranPoland
Ram
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BaranowskiPoland
"from Baranów"
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BłaszczykPoland
"son of Błażej"
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BednarekPoland
"little cooper"
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BieleckiPoland
"from Bielec"
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BielskiPoland
"from Bielsk"
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BorkowskiPoland
From Borek (small pine wood)
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BorowskiPoland
"pine forest"
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BrzezińskiPoland
"birch wood"
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BuczekPoland
"little beech"
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BujakPoland
"lush, sturdy"
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ChmielPoland
"hops"
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ChmielewskiPoland
From Chmielewo (hop field)
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ChojnackiPoland
"from Chojnata"
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CichońPoland
"quiet one"
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CieślakPoland
Carpenter's son
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CieślikPoland
"carpenter's son"
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CybulskiPoland
"onion"
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CzajkowskiPoland
"lapwing"
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CzarneckiPoland
From a place named for black land
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CzechPoland
"Czech"
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CzerwińskiPoland
From Czerwin or Czerwińsk (red)
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DąbrowskiPoland
From Dąbrowa, "oak wood"
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DudaPoland
"bagpipes"
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DudekPoland
Hoopoe (bird)
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DziedzicPoland
"heir, landowner"
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FijałkowskiPoland
"violet"
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FilipekPoland
"little Filip"
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GajewskiPoland
"grove"
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GąsiorPoland
"gander"
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GawrońskiPoland
"rook"
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GóreckiPoland
"from Górka"
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GórnyPoland
"upper"
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GórskiPoland
Of the hill / mountain
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GłowackiPoland
Big-headed; from Głowaczów
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GrabowskiPoland
From Grabów, place of hornbeams
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GrzelakPoland
"son of Grzegorz"
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GrzybowskiPoland
"mushroom"
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GutowskiPoland
"from Gutowo"
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JabłońskiPoland
From Jabłonna, place of apple trees
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JakubowskiPoland
"from Jakubów"
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JankowskiPoland
From Janków, place of Janek (John)
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JaroszPoland
From the name Jarosław
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JasińskiPoland
From Jasień or Jasin
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JaworskiPoland
From Jaworów, sycamore place
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JędrzejczakPoland
"son of Jędrzej"
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JóźwiakPoland
"son of Józef"
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KaczmarczykPoland
"innkeeper's son"
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KaczmarekPoland
Innkeeper's son, little innkeeper
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KaczorPoland
"drake"
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KalinowskiPoland
From Kalinowo (guelder rose)
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KalińskiPoland
"guelder rose"
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KamińskiPoland
From a stony place (Kamień)
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KaniaPoland
"kite"
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KaplanPoland
Priest
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KasprzakPoland
"son of Kasper"
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KaźmierczakPoland
Son of Kaźmierz (Casimir)
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KoniecznyPoland
"at the end"
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KołodziejPoland
"wheelwright"
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KopećPoland
"soot, smoke"
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KowalPoland
"smith"
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KowalczykPoland
Son of the blacksmith
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KowalewskiPoland
"smith's place"
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KowalskiPoland
Blacksmith's (from kowal)
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KozakPoland
"Cossack"
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KozłowskiPoland
From Kozłów, linked to kozioł, "goat"
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KrajewskiPoland
"border land"
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KrawczykPoland
Tailor's son
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KrólPoland
King
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KrupaPoland
"groats"
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KrzemińskiPoland
"flint"
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KubackiPoland
From the name Kuba
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KubiakPoland
Son of Kuba (Jacob)
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KucharskiPoland
Cook; from Kuchary
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KurekPoland
"cockerel"
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KurowskiPoland
"from Kurów"
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KwiatkowskiPoland
From Kwiatków, linked to kwiat, "flower"
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LaskowskiPoland
"woods, hazel"
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LewandowskiPoland
From Lewandów (lavender place)
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LisPoland
Fox
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LisowskiPoland
"fox"
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MaciejewskiPoland
From Maciejewo (Maciej's place)
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MajewskiPoland
From Majewo
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MakowskiPoland
"poppy"
Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.