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                                        <title>Re: Kwiatkowski and Butkiewitcz</title>
                                        <link>https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2887#2887</link>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=2'&gt;Zenon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:02 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Welcome Pet,&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Kwiatkowski, Kwiat-; &lt;/span&gt;from Polish &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;kwiat &lt;/span&gt;- flower.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2002 there were 65,558 using the surname Kwiatkowski (Kwiatkowska for females) living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Kwiatkowski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Kwiatkowski&lt;/a&gt; . &lt;br /&gt;
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In 19th century there were following noble families:&lt;br /&gt;
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Kwiatkowski coat of arms Gryf from Kwiatkowice&lt;br /&gt;
Kwiatkowski coat of arms Jastrzębiec in Warsaw province&lt;br /&gt;
Kwiatkowski coat of arms Nowina from Kwiatkowo&lt;br /&gt;
Kwiatkowski coat of arms Szala - Nowina (no more information)   &lt;br /&gt;
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Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (speakers turned on): &lt;a href=&quot;http://say.expressivo.com/jacek/Kwiatkowski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://say.expressivo.com/jacek/Kwiatkowski&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=kwiatkowski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=kwiatkowski&lt;/a&gt; to check what can be found about your surname in Polish Genealogy Databases.&lt;br /&gt;
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And here you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Kwiatkowski surname:http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/kwiatkowski .&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Butkiewicz, But-;&lt;/span&gt;from Polish &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;buta &lt;/span&gt;- pride, arrogance or &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;bucić się &lt;/span&gt;- to prance, flaunt.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2002 there were 2956 individuals using the surname Butkiewicz living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution  can be found here &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Butkiewicz&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Butkiewicz&lt;/a&gt; . &lt;br /&gt;
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In 19th century there were following noble families:&lt;br /&gt;
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Butkiewicz coat of arms Jastrzębiec on Żmudź (or Samogitia, today's Lithuania territory)&lt;br /&gt;
Butkiewicz coat of arms Trzaska (no more information)   &lt;br /&gt;
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Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (speakers turned on): &lt;a href=&quot;http://say.expressivo.com/jacek/butkiewicz&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://say.expressivo.com/jacek/butkiewicz&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here &lt;a href=&quot;http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=butkiewicz&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=butkiewicz&lt;/a&gt; to check what can be found about your surname in Polish Genealogy Databases.&lt;br /&gt;
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And here you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Butkiewicz surname: &lt;a href=&quot;http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/butkiewicz&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/butkiewicz&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://polishorigins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=577#577&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Sources &lt;/a&gt;</description>
                                        <comments>https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2887#2887</comments>
                                        <author>Zenon</author>
                                        <pubDate>Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:02 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Kwiatkowski and Butkiewitcz</title>
                                        <link>https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2770#2770</link>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1128'&gt;pet_pamperer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:03 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Hello I am looking for history of origin of surnames of my grandparents on my fathers side and                           &lt;br /&gt;
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  would like some help on surnames Kwiatkowski and Butkiewitcz. Anything you could find out would greatly enhance my day!&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18px; line-height: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
                                        <comments>https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2770#2770</comments>
                                        <author>pet_pamperer</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:03 pm</pubDate>
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