| ![Show Contents]() Jankowsky History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of JankowskyWhat does the name Jankowsky mean? The Polish surname Jankowsky this name is of two possible origins. In the first place, the surname Jankowsky may be of patronymic origin. Patronymic surnames are those names which derive their origin from the personal name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the surname Jankowsky is derived from the first-name Jan or Janek, a Czech and Polish form of John, and therefore signifies "descendant of or son of Jan". The personal name Jan or John is itself ultimately derived from the Hebrew Yohanan which signifies "God has been merciful". Secondly, the surname Jankowsky may be of toponymic origin. Toponymic names are those surnames which derive their origin from a particular place-name near which the original bearer resided or held land. In this instance, the surname Jankowsky is derived from one of the place-names Jankow, Jankowo, or Jankowice. Thus the surname would here signify "descendant of or son of one who was from one of the places". Many village estates were named Jankowa or Jankowice in 13th and 14th century Poland. The "ski" or "ska" suffix was adopted when the family moved into Polish nobility or szlachta. Today, Wólka Jankowska is a village in northern Poland, close to the border with Russia while Wola Jankowska is a village in central Poland. It is important to note that the masculine form of the name would be Jankowski, while the feminine form is Jankowska. Early Origins of the Jankowsky familyThe surname Jankowsky was first found in Galicia region of what is now southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. Some early records wewre also found in the Kreise (German: "Circle") region, now part of Germany. Georg Jankowski was mentioned in records in Galicia in 1783. Another branch was Bodzcia, Bishop of Krakow during the reign of Kazmierz W., who was famous for his generosity towards churches; died 1366. Early History of the Jankowsky familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jankowsky research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1756, 1793, 1834, 1842, 1863, 1882, 1912 and 1953 are included under the topic Early Jankowsky History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jankowsky Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Jankowski, Jankowska, Yankovski, Jankovski, Jankovszky, Jankovszki and many more. Early Notables of the Jankowsky familyMichal Jankowski or Mikhail Ivanovich Yankovsky (1842-1912), a Polish szlachta nobleman who settled in the Russian Far East after serving a sentence in Siberia for participating in the January Uprising of 1863. Jan Stanislaw Jankowski (1882-1953) was a Polish politician, a leading figure in...
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Jankowsky Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Peter Jankowsky, aged 33, who landed in New York, NY in 1901 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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