Surname Saturday – Wojciechowski

Hello,

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

Surname Pronunciation Wojciechowski (Polish) – Voy cie hof ski – listen to it here: Wojciechowski
Surname Pronunciation Wojciechowski (American) – Woy ciec how ski – listen to it here: Wojciechowski

Surname Meaning: Wojciechowski –  The name is derived from the first name “Wojciech”, which means woj – battle + ciech – joy. (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman)

Roots of Surname: 

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Wojciechowski World Map. Retrieved April 17, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx

Top Five Countries: Poland, United States, Germany, France, and Canada.
Top Five Regions: Wielkopolskie, Poland; Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Lubuskie, Poland; Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; and Mazowieckie, Poland.
Top Ten Cities: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Poznan, Lubuskie, Poland; Lódz, Wielkopolskie, Poland; Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland; Wrocław, Lodzkie, Poland; Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Kraków, Lodzkie, Poland; Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; and Włocławek, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.

Public Profiler’s Poland Localities Distribution Map of the Wojciechowski Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Wojciechowski Poland Localities Map. Retrieved April 17, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

The area of lower Kujawsko-Pomorskie, specifically the counties (powiat) of Aleksandrów, Radziejow, Włocławek, and Inowrocław, are the focus of my research for my Wojciechowski ancestry.

Public Profiler’s Europe Distribution Map of the Wojciechowski Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Wojciechowski Europe Map. Retrieved April 17, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE

Moikrewni’s Poland Distribution Map of the Wojciechowski Surname: 

Moikrewni. (2010). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Wojciechowski‘. Retrieved April 17, 2010, from
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/wojciechowski.html

Public Profiler’s North American Distribution Map of the Wojciechowski Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Wojciechowski North American Map. Retrieved April 17, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA