| ![Show Contents]() Zaleski History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Ukraine The surname Zaleski is derived from when the family lived near water or an area that flooded frequently. The name Zaleski is derived from the Slavic word zalew, which means bay or a flooded area. Zaleski RankingIn the United States, the name Zaleski is the 13,600th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Zaleski migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Zaleski Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Zaleski, aged 28, who arrived in St Louis, Missouri in 1842 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Zaleski (post 1700) | + |
- Joseph "Joe" Zaleski (1927-2016), American-born, Canadian CFL football player and coach
- Terrence M. Zaleski, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly 83rd District, 1987-91; Mayor of Yonkers, New York, 1992-95 3
- Henry M. Zaleski, American Democratic Party politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 10th District; Elected 1960 3
- Edward L. Zaleski, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 6th District, 1972 3
- Edward Zaleski, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1962 3
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Zaleski migration to the United States 
