Surname Saturday – Kicinski

Hello,

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

Surname Pronunciation Kiciński (Polish) – Ke che ne ski – listen to it here: Kiciński
Surname Pronunciation Kiciński (American) – Ky sin ski – listen to it here: Kiciński

Surname Meaning: Kiciński –  The name is derived from the root word kicia which means pussycat or kita which means crest (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman).

Roots of Surname: 

Public Profiler’s World Overview Map of the Kiciński Surname:

Top Five Countries: Poland, Germany, United States, France, and Austria.
Top Five Regions: Lubelskie, Poland; Wielkopolskie, Poland; Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Lubuskie, Poland; and Slaskie, Poland.

Top Ten Cities: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Lódz, Wielkopolskie, Poland; Poznan, Lubuskie, Poland; Lublin, Lubuskie, Poland; Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland; Bristol, South West, United Kingdom; Zamosc, Lubuskie, Poland; Osiek, Slaskie, Poland; Olawa, Dolnoslaskie, Poland; and Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kiciński Poland Localities Map. Retrieved September 4, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kiciński Europe Map. Retrieved September 4, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE

Moikrewni. (2010). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Kiciński’. Retrieved September 4, 2010, from
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/kici%25C5%2584ski.html

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kiciński North American Map. Retrieved September 4, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA