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Agnieszka Pawlus
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 1:55 am Post subject: Origins of Kamiński surname

Kamiński is from Polish word kamień- „stone” and this surname is a toponym coming from such place names as: Kamień, Kamienna, Kamieńsko (numerous in Poland).
The same origins has also the surname Kamieński.

In 2002 there were 93 337 individuals using the surname Kamiński living in Poland (44914 men and 48423 women). Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Kami%C5%84ski .

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

Kamiński coat of arms Cholewa in Przemyśl area in 1783
Kamiński coat of arms Dołęga in Zakroczym area in 1671
Kamiński coat of arms Łuk napięty odm in Nowogród and Brześć area in 1599
Kamiński coat of arms Rawicz
Kamiński coat of arms Sas in Halicz area in 1782
Kamiński coat of arms Ślepowron
Kamiński coat of arms Sulima in Gostyń area
Kamiński coat of arms Topór in Sandomierz area in 1552
Kamiński coat of arms Znin in Wilno area in 1723
Kamiński nob. pr. sc. (praeciso scartabelatus) in 1790

Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Kami%C5%84ski.

Click here: http://polishorigins.com/?s=Kami%C5%84ski&x=0&y=0, and here: http://polishorigins.com/?s=Kaminski&x=0&y=0 to check what can be found about your surname in the PolishOrigins Databases. In our Surnames Database you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Kamiński surname.

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