Origins of Zieliński surname

Agnieszka Pawlus — Tue Oct 18, 2016 4:44 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 4:44 am

Zieliński is from Polish toponym from Zieleń, Zieleniec (zielony means green in Polish. There are several villages with this name.

It is one of the most popular surnames. In 2002 there were 88 632 (43121 + 45511) individuals using the surname Zieliński living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Zieli%C5%84ski .

In the old Poland there was a few noble families of Zieliński:

Zieliński coat of arms Ciołek in Sandomierz area in 1569
Zieliński coat of arms Doliwa in Dobrzyń area in 1784
Zieliński coat of arms Grzymała, from village Zielony in Płock area in 1545
Zieliński coat of arms Jastrzębiec
Zieliński coat of arms Jelita, from Zielieniec in Wielkopolska province in 1585
Zieliński coat of arms Prus III from Zielonki in sandecki county in 1782
Zieliński coat of arms Radosz
Zieliński coat of arms Świnka from Zielony in Płock area in 1572-1796
Zieliński coat of arms Sas in Ruthenia
Zieliński Jan in 1790

Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Zieli%C5%84ski and https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Zieli%C5%84ska

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Origins of Zieliński surname