Kantarowski surname

Agnieszka Pawlus — Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:49 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:49 am

This short article about Kantarowski surname was requested in one of the comments under the blog post: "How Surnames Came into Being in Poland" (https://blog.polishorigins.com/how-surnames-came-into-being-in-poland/)

Kantarowski, is from Polish kantar- “kind of bridle without a bit”, “halter, head collar,
headstall”, also an old unit of weight.

In 2002 there were 156 individuals using the surname Kantarowski living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Kantarowski .

This surname is the most popular in Konin area.

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Kantarowski.

Sources

PolishOrigins(TM) Forum

Kantarowski surname