Okoń Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Okoń is usually a form of Okoński. The name is usually explained as “From Okonin”. Records show Okoń as one of the forms Okoński took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Okońska.

Okoń ranked 22,421 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,148 people answering to the name.

Arms linked to Okoński and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Okoń surname pack.