Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
WAWRZYNIAK
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | 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 given name Wawrzyn (hypocoristic form of the Polish given name Wawrzyniec ‘Lawrence’ or derived from the common noun wawrzyn meaning ‘laurel, bay leaves’) with the patronymic suffix -'ak and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |