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Re: Kęsikowski/ Kęskowski surname

Agnieszka Pawlus — Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:49 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:49 am

Some addtional information about Kęsikowski surname:

In 2002 there were only 56 individuals using the surname Kęsikowski living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/K%C4%99sikowski .

Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/K%C4%99sikowski and https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/K%C4%99sikowska.

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Re: Kęsikowski/ Kęskowski surname

Anonymous — Wed May 07, 2014 11:00 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 11:00 am

Hi,

Kęskowicz - od kęs ‘kawałek’, kąsać ‘gryźć’.
Kęsikowski - od kęs ‘kawałek’, kąsać ‘gryźć’.
http://www.stankiewicz.e.pl/index.php?kat=44&sub=807
and also
http://www.polishroots.org/Research/SurnameSearch/Surnamesendings/tabid/118/Default.aspx

Gilberto

Surname origin

kesikowski — Tue May 06, 2014 9:43 pm

Author: kesikowski

Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 9:43 pm

My family surname in Polish is Kęsikowski, I have also found out that is it sometimes spelled Kęskowski which comes from the Prawdzic coat of arms. I never could find out the real origin of our surname, from a village, person or could it come from Kęsikowskiewicz? I know Kęs means small bite in polish.
Thank you.