The surname Ponikiewski was first found in Lemberg(Lwow,) a province of Poland. It is bounded by Lublin, Cracow, Tarnopol and Stanislawow. The main cities are those of Lemberg, Prezymysl, Drohobycz, Rzeszow, Jaraslow, Sambor and Sanock. The town of Lemberg was an important trading post with the east. While Polish represents the majority of its peoples there is also a major Ukrainian representation. The surname became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
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Early History of the Ponikiewski family
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Ponikiewski Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pinkus, Pinczowski, Pinski, Pienczykowski, Pienkiewicz, Pinkuss, Pinkas, Pienkowski, Ponikiewski and many more.
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Early Notables of the Ponikiewski family
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Migration of the Ponikiewski family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ignatius Pienkowski, who was naturalized in Maryland in 1838; Hannchen Pinkus, who came to New York with her two children in 1851; Henriette Pinkus, who traveled from Hamburg to New York in 1873.
Contemporary Notables of the name Ponikiewski (post 1700)
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Lieutenant Józef Ponikiewski (d. 1943), Polish Navy adjutant to General Wladyslaw Sikorski, killed aboard the ill fated 1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash
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