| ![Show Contents]() Sobinski History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Poland The surname Sobinski comes from the Slavic personal name Sobeslaw, meaning "usurp glory." Early Origins of the Sobinski familyThe surname Sobinski was first found in Lubel among others. There was a Sobieski family of Lubel, who belonged to the Clan Janina, a Sobieszczanski family of Lublin, who belonged to the clan Nalecz, and a Sobek family of Sandomiersz, who belonged to the clan Brochwicz. Early History of the Sobinski familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sobinski research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1565, 1606, 1629, 1647, 1674, 1696, 1702, 1735 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Sobinski History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sobinski Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sobieski, Sobiech, Sobanski, Sobinski, Sobalski, Sobusiak, Sobieszczak, Sobczak, Sobkiewicz, Sobek, Sobczyk, Sobieszek and many more. Early Notables of the Sobinski familyProminent among those of the name Sobinski in this period were the Sobieski family of Lubel, a sept of the great clan Janina. The progenitor of this family Wojciech took part in the wars of Stefan Batory against the Duchy of Moscow. Another member, Marek Sobieski (d.1606), was the Governor of Lubel during the reigns of Kings Batory and Zygmunt III. He became famous for his military acumen. Stefan Batory once said of him, "If the entire kingdom's fortune only depended on skirmishes, nobody would be more shrewd nor trustful than Sobieski." Zygmunt III rewarded Sobieski by granting him...
Another 98 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sobinski Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sobinski familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Albrecht Sobieska, who settled in New York in 1662; Jan Sobieszczanski, who arrived in New York as a Polish exile in 1835; Antoni Sobiszczek and John Sobieszki, who were naturalized in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1875 and 1877.
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