Bocian Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Bocian last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Bocian last name
Meaning of the Bocian last name: stork. Bocian is a Polish surname from bocian, "stork", a nickname for a tall, thin man with long legs and a stately walk. The last name is found across Poland. Curiously, around a fifth of the world's white storks nest in Poland each summer.
Arms associated with the Bocian name
In Polish heraldry one coat of arms, a herb, was shared by many families, and arms associated with the Bocian surname follow that system.
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Bocian name FAQ
What does the Bocian name mean?
Stork. Common variants include Bocianowski.
Where does the Bocian surname come from?
It originates in Poland, and is also found in the United States and Germany.
Is there a Bocian coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Bocian coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).