Surname Saturday–Wisniewski

Hello,

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

Surname Pronunciation Wiśniewski (Polish) – Wis nef ski

Surname Pronunciation Wisniewski (American) – Wish new ski

Surname Meaning: Wiśniewski – The name is derived from the root word "wiśnia" which means cherry-tree (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman).

Roots of Surname:

Surname: WIŚNIEWSKI

Group: EASTERN EUROPEAN

Subgroup: POLISH

Language: POLISH

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wisniewski World Map. Retrieved May 27, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx

Top Countries: Poland, United States, Germany, Australia, and France.

Top Five Regions: Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland; Mazowieckie, Poland; Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; and Pomorskie, Poland.

Top Ten Cities: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Lódz, Wielkopolskie, Poland; Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Poznań, Lubelskie, Poland; Toruń, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland; Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Poland; Kraków, Lodzkie, Poland; and Wrocław, Lodzkie, Poland.

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wisniewski Poland Localities Map. Retrieved May 27, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

The area of lower Kujawsko-Pomorskie, specifically the counties (powiaty) of Aleksandrów and Radziejów are the focus of my research for my Wisniewski ancestry.

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wisniewski Europe Map. Retrieved May 27, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE

Moikrewni’s Poland Distribution Map of the Wiśniewski Surname:

Moikrewni. (2011). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Wisniewski’. Retrieved May 27, 2011, from

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wisniewski North American Map. Retrieved May 27, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA

Spelling Variations: Here are some possible variations: Wiśniewski, Wisniewski, Wischnewski, Wischnefski, Wishniewski, Wiśnieski, Wischnewsky…

Best Regards,

Al