The Cieśla Family Name

Cieśla is a spelling of the Polish surname Cieślak. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Carpenter's son”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Cieśla as one of the forms Cieślak took over time. Related forms: Cieślik and Ciesielski.

Heraldry and the Cieśla name

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

Get the complete Cieśla report, with a museum-style coat of arms.