Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
WOŹNIAK
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
| 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 common noun woźniak meaning ‘draught horse, mount’ and refers to a characteristic feature. It may also be derived from the personal name Woźny (derived from the common noun woźny meaning ‘lower court official in former Poland’) with the patronymic suffix -ak and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variant: Woźniok. |