Górny Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Górny last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
Order your pack and our heraldry team researches and paints the Górny coat of arms for you.
Meaning and origin of the Górny last name
Meaning of the Górny last name: "upper". Górny is a Polish surname from górny, "upper", for someone who lived in the upper part of a village or on higher ground, or for a miner, from górnik. The last name is common in Silesia and southern Poland and is written Gorny abroad.
Arms associated with the Górny name
Polish heraldry uses few colours and bold figures, so a coat of arms associated with Górny reads at a distance.
Get your full Górny family history
This is only a glimpse of the Górny story. The full Górny history report goes much deeper into where the name began, who carried it and how the family spread, and it comes with a museum-style painted Górny coat of arms. Get the full Górny report.
Górny name FAQ
What does the Górny name mean?
"upper". Common variants include Gorny, Górna.
Where does the Górny surname come from?
It originates in Poland, and is also found in the United States, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Is there a Górny coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Górny coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).