The Paczkowska Family Name

Spelled Paczkowska, the surname still points back to Paczkowski.

Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “From Paczków”. Paczkowska is the feminine form of Paczkowski; Polish surnames ending in -ski or -cki traditionally take -ska or -cka for women. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Paczek.

Heraldry and the Paczkowska name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Paczkowska, so the heraldry linked to Paczkowski is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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