| Last Name Meaning & Related Resources for the Surname BORKOWSKI |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definition: The -owski ending to this common Polish surname means that this surname most likely refers to the place from which its bearer originated - in other words, BORKOWSKI means "one who came from a place with a name such as Borki, Borków, Borkowo," etc. The village names, in turn, probably originated with "borek," meaning small forest, or from the given name of one of the original founders or owners (Borek, Borko, etc. - meaning to fight).
Surname Origin:
Polish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
BORKOWSKY, BORKOWSKA
More Resources for the Surname BORKOWSKI :
Polish Genealogy BORKOWSKI Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - BORKOWSKI Genealogy BORKOWSKI Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - BORKOWSKI Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - BORKOWSKI Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - BORKOWSKI Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - BORKOWSKI Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
First
Name Meanings
Search for your Polish ancestors in these online genealogy records, family history societies, surname databases, and research guides.
Free message board is focused on descendants of BORKOWSKI ancestors around the world.
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the BORKOWSKI surname.
Free mailing list for researchers of the Borkowski surname and its variations includes subscription details and a searchable archives of past messages.
Find links to free and commercial resources for the Borkowski surname.
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname BORKOWSKI, and sign up for free notification when new Borkowski queries are added.
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name BORKOWSKI.
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the BORKOWSKI surname.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
