Surname Saturday – Kochanowski

Hello,

This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Kochanowski surname. 

Surname Pronunciation Kochanowski (Polish) – Ko ha nof ski – listen to it here: Kochanowski
Surname Pronunciation Kochanowski (American) – Koc han ow ski – listen to it here: Kochanowski

Surname Meaning: Kochanowski –  The name is derived from the root word “kochać” which means to love (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman).

Roots of Surname: 

Top Five Countries: Poland, Hungary, Germany, United States, and Canada.
Top Five Regions: Podlaskie, Poland; Warminsko-Marzurskie, Poland; Lubuskie, Poland; Opolskie, Poland; and Pomorskie, Poland.
Top Ten Cities: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland; Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland; Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland; Lódz, Wielkopolskie, Poland; Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Maulbronn, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany; Opole, Opolskie, Poland; Kraków, Lodzkie, Poland; and Opoczno, Lodzkie, Poland

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kochanowski Poland Localities Map. Retrieved September 25, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

The area of lower Kujawsko-Pomorskie, specifically the county (powiat) of Aleksandrów, is the focus of my research for my Kochanowski ancestry.

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kochanowski Europe Map. Retrieved September 25, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE

Moikrewni. (2010). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Kochanowski‘. Retrieved September 25, 2010, from
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/kochanowski.html

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kochanowski North American Map. Retrieved September 25, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA