The origin of Krasowski family name

Agnieszka Pawlus — Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:38 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:38 am

Richard,

Surname Krasowski is from Polish krasa, “beauty,” or krasić, “to beautify, or to oil, grease”. It is also a toponymic surname derived from the village name Krasów, Krasowo (there are several villages with those names in Poland)

In 2002 there were 6533 individuals using the surname Krasowski living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here for men:[url] http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/krasowski.html[/url] and here for women Krasowska: http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/krasowska.html .

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

Krasowski coat of arms Jastrzębiec in Mazovia province in 1601 and in Krassowo in Płock in 1408
Krasowski coat of arms Rogala in Podlasie in 1588
Krasowski coat of arms Sas in Lviv province in 1782
Krasowski coat of arms Ślepowron from Krassowo in Podlasie in 1453
Krasowski coat of arms Szreniawa from Krassowo in 1460
Krasowski coat of arms Rawicz from Krassowa Wólka in Bielsk province
Krasowski in Wołyń province in 1528

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

And here in PolishOrigins Surnames Databaseyou will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Krasowski surname: http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/Krasowski

Sources:
William F. Hoffman, Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings (third edition)
Jerzy Seweryn Dunin Borkowski, Spis nazwisk szlachty polskiej, 1887

Can you help with the Krasowski family name?

Rkrasowski — Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:11 am

Author: Rkrasowski

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:11 am

Hello friends: I have been the only one in my family interested in the geneology of our family/name. I have not been able to go back very far. I was wondering if anyone can help. I have notes in my profile. My name is Richard Kenneth Krasowski Jr. from Chicago, Illinois. If you need additional information here in this forum, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your kindness.

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