https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland en-EN (c) Copyright 2026 by PolishOrigins(TM) Forum forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Forum) forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Webmaster) Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:31:27 +0200 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:31:27 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://forum.polishorigins.com/templates/sephia/images/rss2.png https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=3142#3142 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2'>Zenon</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:24 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Andrea,<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold">Klecz-; Kleczkowski, Kleczkowska</span>(female) - from old Polish <span style="font-style: italic">klecz </span>- „kind of fish”, <span style="font-style: italic">kleczka</span> - „rattle” or kleczyć - &quot;to remove honeycombs from the hive&quot;.<br /> <br /> In 2002 there were 1140 individuals using the surname Kleczkowski (Kleczkowska) living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: <a href="https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Kleczkowski" target="_blank">https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Kleczkowski</a> .<br /> <br /> <br /> There were following noble families:<br /> <br /> Kleczkowski coat of arms Cholewa in Prussia (1620)<br /> Kleczkowski, boyar family from Kovel region in Volhynia (1628)<br /> <br /> Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (speakers turned on): <a href="http://say.expressivo.com/jacek/kleczkowska" target="_blank">http://say.expressivo.com/jacek/kleczkowska</a> .<br /> <br /> Click here <a href="http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=kleczkowski" target="_blank">http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=kleczkowski</a> to check what can be found about your surname in <span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="http://polishorigins.com/databases/" target="_blank" class="postlink">Polish Genealogy Databases tool</a></span>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://polishorigins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=577#577" target="_blank" class="postlink">Sources </a> https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=3142#3142 Zenon Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:24 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=3142#3142 https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2987#2987 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1143'>AndreaC</a><br /><br /> Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:45 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> does anyone know the origin or meaning of the surname kleczkowski? https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2987#2987 AndreaC Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:45 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2987#2987