Surnames
The Lewandowski Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Lewandowski is a Polish habitational surname from places called Lewandow or Lewandowo. Explore its disputed root, variants, notable bearers and US history.
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The Wisniewski Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Wisniewski is a Polish habitational surname meaning a family from Wisniewo, a cherry-named village. Its meaning, spellings, princely lookalike and US story.
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The Marek Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Marek means Mark, the Slavic form of Latin Marcus. Discover the surname's Czech, Polish and Slovak roots, its variants, and the Marek families in America.
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The Kaminski Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Kaminski is a Polish habitational surname meaning 'from Kamien', a place named for stone, not stonemason. Origins, variants and the American Polonia story.
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The Kowalski Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
The Kowalski surname means 'of the smith', from the Polish word kowal. Explore its -ski origins, the feminine Kowalska, US census figures and famous bearers.
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The Nowak Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Nowak means "the new one" in Polish, a nickname for a village newcomer. Explore the origin, meaning, variants and American history of the Nowak surname.
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