Surname Saturday–Wolenski

Hello,

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

Surname Pronunciation Woleński (Polish) – Vo len ski

Surname Pronunciation Wolenski (American) – Wo lenski

Surname Meaning: Wolenski – Unsure what the root of this sure name is, could be named after various villages named “Woleń”.

Roots of Surname:

Surname: WOLENSKI

Group: EASTERN EUROPEAN

Subgroup: POLISH

Language: POLISH

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wolenski World Map. Retrieved June 3, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx

Top Countries: Poland, United States, Germany, and Italy.

Top Five Regions: Delaware, United States; Lodzkie, Poland; Connecticut, United States; Hamburg, Germany; and New Jersey, United States.

Top Ten Cities: East Haddam, Connecticut, United States; Gladstone, Missouri, United States; Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany; Littleton, Colorado, United States; Lyndora, Pennsylvania, United States; and Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wolenski Poland Localities Map. Retrieved June 3, 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 Wolenski ancestry.

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wolenski Europe Map. Retrieved June 3, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE

Moikrewni’s Poland Distribution Map of the Wolenski Surname:

Moikrewni. (2011). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Wolenski’. Retrieved June 3, 2011, from http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/wole%25C5%2584ski.html

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

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Wolenski North American Map. Retrieved June 3, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA

Spelling Variations: Here are some possible variations: Wolenski, Volensky, Wolensky, Wolęski, Wolinski, Volenski,…

Best Regards,

Al