Where did the name Kaczynski come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Kaczynski family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Kaczynski

Origin Displayed: Polish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kaczenski, Kaczynski, Kaczyn, Kaczynowski and others.

First found in Poland where bearers of this name and their ancestors have been living since ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Adam Kaczynski, who arrived in Boston in 1910; Antonina Kaczynski, who was recorded in the 1910 census of Maryland; Jacob Kaczynski, who was recorded in the 1910 census of Maryland.

Some noteworthy people of the name Kaczynski

Theodore John Kaczynski (b. 1942), American terrorist, dubbed the "unabomber" by the media, who sent bombs in the mail
Lech Kaczynski (b. 1949), Polish politician, elected president of Poland in 2005
Major William H Kaczynski (b. 1970), Instructor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the United States Military Academy, West Point