Dach (literally "roof" in the Polish and German language) is a Polish and German topographical surname [1] for a settler on clay soil [2] and may refer to:
Kowalski is the second most common surname in Poland. Kowalski surname is derived from the word kowal, meaning "[black]smith".
Wiśniewski is the third most common surname in Poland. It is a toponymic surname derived from any of the locations named Wiśniewa, Wiśniewo, Wiśniowa, Wiśniew. It is related to the following surnames in other languages:
Jankowski is the 13th most common surname in Poland. Many village estates were named Jankowa or Jankowice in 13th and 14th century Poland, producing at least twelve unrelated families with this surname. Over thirty place names with 'Jankow' as a prefix remain in modern Poland. In most cases, the originator of the surname was a landowner of a reasonably sized estate. Landowners often formed their surnames by adding the suffix '-ski', meaning 'of', to the estate name. They generally had considerable prestige and legal rights as the use of '-ski' indicated their adoption into the Polish nobility termed szlachta. To distinguish the different Jankowski szlachta families, they each used an additional identifier signifying their armorial crest or clan, termed 'herb' in Polish.
Wojciechowski is the 16th most common surname in Poland and also the third most common in Greater Poland (12,928). It is derived from the Polish first name Wojciech.
Kwiatkowski is the 15th most common surname in Poland. It comes from place names such as Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo, or Kwiatkowice, which are derived from the Polish word kwiatek ("flower"). Associated with this surname are the Polish noble families bearing the seals of Drogomir, Gryf, Jastrzębiec, Korab, Nałęcz, Nowina, Rola, Strzemię, Wieruszowa, or Własne.
Kaminski or Kamiński is a surname of Polish origin. It is the sixth most common surname in Poland.
Zajac is a common Slavic name, meaning “hare”. Notable people with the surname include:
Mazur is the 14th most common surname in Poland. It signifies someone from northern Mazovia and has been known since the 15th century. It is also common amongst Ashkenazi Jews.
Mucha is a Slavic surname, derived from mucha, meaning "fly". Mucha is the standard form for males in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and for people of both genders in Poland. In other Slavic countries, the surname may appear as Mukha or Muha.
Jabłoński is a Polish surname derived from the noun jabłoń. It appears in various forms when transliterated from Cyrillic alphabets.
Wróbel is a Polish surname. The same surname is sometimes spelled Wrubel or Vrubel, reflecting its pronunciation. Czech, Slovak, and Slovene cognates include Vrabel, Vrabec, and Brabec.
McTavish is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, deriving from a Gaelic form of Thomas meaning “twin”. Notable people with the surname include:
Białowąs or Bialowas is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Niemirowski, feminine: Niemirowska is a Polish-language toponymic surname meaning "from Nemyriv " or "from Niemirów (Poland)".
Lach, Lyakh or Ljach is a surname. It was used by East Slavs to refer to Poles. Ethnic Poles in Nowy Sącz also used the name, referring to themselves as Lachy Sądeckie. According to Paweł Jasienica, it derives from the name of an ancient Polish tribe, the Lendians. Due to population resettlements of ethnic Poles after the Soviet annexation of eastern Polish territories, it is slightly more frequent in western Poland. Over 10,000 people have this surname in Poland. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Lach served as a short form of the personal name Ladislav. It is also a variant of Lah, a Slovene word for Vlachs.
Stankiewicz, Stankevich, or Stankievič,Stakwitz (Brazil), is a Polish and Belarusian surname. It appears in various forms depending on the language.
Zawadzki is a Polish and Ukrainian surname. It is a toponymic surname derived from one of the numerous locations named Zawada or Zawady.
Glass or Glaß is a surname with several sources. It can be Cornish, English, German, Russian/Slavic, Irish or Scottish. Many with the last name Glass, are of eastern European descent, where Glass is a shortened version of their original last name. It is also a Jewish surname, adopted by some Eastern European Ashkenazi in the nineteenth century. After being forced by the authorities to take on a surname, Jews in this area typically chose names referring to places, animals, occupations or signifying personal traits. The name Glass referred to Glass-making, Glazing and the Glass trade.
Cieśla is an occupational surname derived from the Polish word for the occupation of carpentry. It may refer to:
Stefański is a Polish-language surname. It may be derived either from the place name Stefany or from the given name Stefan (Stephen). The name was recorded in Poland at least since 1775.
Approximately 2,380 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Poland; Highest density in: Poland.
topographic name from Middle High German dahe, tahe 'mud', 'clay', for a settler on clayey soil.
