Wisniewski

Russ — Wed May 18, 2011 1:33 pm

Author: Russ

Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 1:33 pm

gloria wrote:

Can you tell me want year that the name Wisniewski was starting to be and what part of Poland. Gloria

Hi, My research for my family has Wisniewski in the family tree.
I'd be glad to send you to a site for you to view.
Thanks
Russ

Re: Wisniewski

Zenon — Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:58 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:58 am

Gloria,

This is what I found in my sources.

Wiśniewski from Polish wiśnia- cherry, cherry-tree. Also root in many toponyms (names from places) like Wiśniowa, Wiśniew, Wiśnicz, etc.

In 2002 there were 52422 men and 56851 women bearing the surname Wiśniewski (Wiśniewska for women) living in Poland. Detailed maps of their deployment can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Wi%C5%9Bniewski

In 19th century there were following noble families:

Wiśniewski coat of arms Prus from Łuków region (Lublin)
Wiśniewski from Wiśniewy in Konin region
Wiśniewski coat of arms Ramult
Wiśniewski coat of arms Trzaska from Wiśniewo in Mazovia

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (speakers turned on): http://say.expressivo.com/wZHlxXtT .

Click here: http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=wi%C5%9Bniewski to check what can be found about your surname in Polish Genealogy Databases.

And here you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Wisniewski surname: http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/wisniewski

Sources

Re: Wisniewski

gloria — Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:41 pm

Author: gloria

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:41 pm

Can you tell me want year that the name Wisniewski was starting to be and what part of Poland. Gloria

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