About the Sosnowska Surname

Arms linked to Sosnowski and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Family name meaning

Some records give Sosnowski; others give Sosnowska. Both point to the same Polish family name. The name is usually explained as “From Sosnowo / pine”.

Sosnowska is the feminine form of Sosnowski; Polish surnames ending in -ski or -cki traditionally take -ska or -cka for women. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Sosnowiecki.

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