Show ContentsJablonowski History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Jablonowski surname is derived from the root "jablon," meaning "apple tree." No doubt it was originally used as a surname for someone who lived near an apple tree or orchard. It is also possible that in some instances, the Jablonowski surname was derived from the town of Jablonowo near Mlawa.

Early Origins of the Jablonowski family

The surname Jablonowski was first found in East Prussia and Pomerelna, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. The Jablonowski surname was born by five Polish noble families who were septs of the clans Boncza, Dabrowa, Jasienczyk, Samson, and Topor. Nobles bearing this name first appear in records around 1454 at Kiew and Varsoive.

Early History of the Jablonowski family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jablonowski research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1634, 1654, 1660, 1693, 1702, 1704, 1708, 1709, 1723, 1727, 1731, 1733, 1736 and 1741 are included under the topic Early Jablonowski History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jablonowski Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jablonski, Jablonowski, Jablonka, Jablkowski, Jablonowicz, Jablkiewicz, Jablonski, Jablonsky, Jabbolnski and many more.

Early Notables of the Jablonowski family

Prominent among those of the name Jablonowski in this period were Johann Theodor Jablonski (1654-1731), a German educator and lexicographer who wrote under the name Pierre Rondeau...
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Migration of the Jablonowski family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jozef Jablonski, who arrived in New York in 1831; Franzisca Jablonski, who arrived in New York, NY via Hamburg in 1873; Caroline Jablonski, age 8, who arrived in Baltimore in 1874.


Contemporary Notables of the name Jablonowski (post 1700) +

  • Antoni Barnaba Jablonowski (1732-1799), Polish nobleman and political activist, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle in 1761
  • Prince Józef Aleksander Jablonowski (1711-1777), Polish nobleman
  • Wladyslaw Franciszek Jablonowski, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1
  • Wladyslaw Franciszek Jablonowski (1769-1802), Black Polish and French general


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 13) Wladyslaw Jablonowski. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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