Chwalkowski

Zenon — Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:24 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:24 am

Jim asked me in private message to tell him a little about meaning and origin of the surname Chwalkowski

Below is what I found.

Chwalkowski, or more often Chwałkowski (with Polish 'ł' - pronounced like English 'w') Chwal-: from ancient Polish names such as Chwalimir, Chwalisław with the root chwała - glory, pride. Also from places names such as Chwałkowo.

In 2002 there were 73 men and 83 women using the surname Chwałkowski (men) or Chwałkowska (women) living in Poland. Detailed maps can be found here https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Chwa%C5%82kowski and http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/chwa%25C5%2582kowska.html .

In 19th century there were following noble families:

Chwałkowski coat of arms Odrowąż from Chwałków, Poznań region (from year 1534)
Chwałkowski coat of arms Prus from Chwałków, Kraków region (from year 1404)
Chwałkowski coat of arms Wczele from Chwałków, Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) region (from year 1584)

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

Click here http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=chwa%C5%82kowski to check what can be found about your surname in Polish Genealogy Databases.

Sources

PolishOrigins(TM) Forum

Chwalkowski