Polish Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 3 of 4)

From Maciejewo (Maciej's place)

Pet form of Matthew / Madej

May / Maciej

Son of Melchior

From Majewo

"poppy"

Smallness, a Slavic personal name, or Arabic angel

Little one

From Malec / small

From Malinów, raspberry place

Someone from Małkowo or a similar place

Personal-name forms or a marshy landscape

The Polish personal name corresponding to Martin

A familiar form of the personal name Marcin

"son of Marcin"

From Marcinkowo

A surname from places named for Marcin

A Polish place name or personal-name derivative

Mark

Son of Marek

"from Marki"

A Polish personal-name formation with independent alternatives

A Polish derivative of Marek, Martin or an older name

A marshal, a household or court officer

Distinct personal-name traditions around Martin

A personal name with several surname traditions

A mushroom, dairy work, or a descriptive nickname

A familiar form of Matthew or a maternal nickname

"son of Mateusz"

From Matuszewo

Son of Matys

Man from Mazovia

Little Mazovian

"son of Mazurek"

Son of Michał (Michael)

"son of Michał"

From Michał's place

Son of the miller

A descendant of Mika, a short personal name

Son of Mikołaj, Nicholas

From Mikołajewo

A nickname for a small person

A form of Nicholas

From Milewo

Independent German and Polish surname explanations

A Slavic personal-name or affectionate nickname

Miller's

From the larch woods

Muscovite

"frost"

Fly

From Murawa / meadow

"he had to"

Pusher (nickname)

From Nawra

Little German

A German

"newcomer"

Newcomer

From Nowaki, the newcomers' place

From Nowice, new settlement

Gardener

From Okonin

Son of the oil presser

"oil presser"

From Oleksin / of Alexis

Oleksy / Alexius

From Olszewo, place of alders

"eagle"

From the place of nut trees

"aspen grove"

From Ostrów, river island

Shepherd

From Paczków

"spider"

Big finger

Little lord

Belt, strap

A parsnip-related name

From Paszkowo

Son of Paweł (Paul)

Someone from Pawlice or a son of Paweł

"son of Paweł"

From Pawłów, Paul's place

From the sandy place

Friday

Little oven

Son of Piotr (Peter)

"son of Piotr"

Son of Piotr

From Piotrowo, Peter's place

Little scribe

Someone from Płucice or a similar village

Nickname (uncertain root)

Someone living at the foot of a hill or mountain

A nickname for a quarrelsome or provocative person

A Pole

A clearing, a settlement, or a Polish affiliation

Someone living on or owning a field

From Popławy

A nickname from potępić, to condemn

From Potok

From the personal name Prokop

Prussian

"newcomer"

Newcomer

From Puchały

From Radom

Crayfish

From Raków / crayfish

Ploughman's son

Someone who sold meat, a butcher

"from Rogale"

"horn"

From Romanów / son of Roman

Someone from a place with a name meaning dew

Someone living where rue grew, or from a place named Rucin

From Rudnik

From Ruda

An ethnic designation or a light-brown coloring nickname

Someone from Rus or of Ruthenian background

From Rutki / Rutkowo

"fisherman"

The son of a fisherman

From Rybica / fish

Saffron milk cap

Little turnip

Different Italian and Polish origins

From Sadowo (orchard place)

From Sarnów / roe deer

From Sawice (Sawa's place)

A shortened old personal name involving judgment

A descendant of Sidor, from Isidore

The son of Sienko, a form of Szymon

Titmouse (bird)