Comments on: Surname Saturday: ZAKRZEWSKI http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/surname-saturday-zakrzewski/ Adventures in genealogy Wed, 08 May 2013 20:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: debra http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/surname-saturday-zakrzewski/#comment-4176 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:13:18 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2442#comment-4176 Hi Michele,
My grandmother’s maiden name was Zakrewski. When I went to Poland, I was told the name means “beyond the hills” and that yes, it is a very common name.

]]> By: Donna Pointkouski http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/surname-saturday-zakrzewski/#comment-3049 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:32:23 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2442#comment-3049 Thanks, Jenny!

Michele, there are literally hundreds of Zakrzewskis in the Zyrardow area! Maybe he is my Teofilia’s brother. I will know more when I do further research on the family later this year. Incidentally, I have the Lewandaowski name in my family, too, but they are over in the area near Konin. If you have Zyrardow roots, what other surnames are you researching in that area? Feel free to email me.

]]> By: Michele http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/surname-saturday-zakrzewski/#comment-3048 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:36:40 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2442#comment-3048 That name just kept ringing a bell with me so I went looking through my records from Zyrardow. It turns out that a Wojciech Zakrezewski was both a witness and godparent mentioned in the baptism record of Ignacy Lewandowski in 1858.

]]> By: Jenny http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/surname-saturday-zakrzewski/#comment-3046 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:35:22 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2442#comment-3046 What a great post! Quite interesting and informative as well, since I’m researching Polish ancestors of the same period. Thanks for all these great links.

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