Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
MACIEJEWSKI
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the place of residence, origin or estate |
| Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the Polish place name (settlement name) Maciejewice, and refers to a place of residence, origin or estate. It may also be derived from the given name Maciej ‘Matthias’, imitating the structure of surnames derived from place names with the suffix -ewski, and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |