Sobiesky Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Sobiesky is best understood together with Sobieski: both are Polish spellings of a single family name. At root, the name means “From Sobieszyn”.

Sobiesky is the spelling Sobieski often took abroad, where the Polish -ski became -sky. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

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