According to information from January 30, 2023 published by the most popular surname is Nowak. Over 101,000 wear them. women and nearly 100,000 men. Then there is Kowalska (68,454 people) and Kowalski (67,505 people) and Wiśniewska (54,875 people) and Wiśniewski (53,766 people).
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What is the longest surname? It has 51 characters!
In the published data, we can also check which ones are the longest. Needless to say, they are impressive. Including spacing and punctuation the record definitely belongs to a female surname, which has as many as 51 characters. Two women wear it. Talking about:
- Czartoryski Rostworowski-Mycielski Anderson Scimone.
On the other hand, in the case of male surnames, in the first place there are two of 35 characters each. These are:
- Paschalis Ochedoski aka Ochenduszko,
- Rosado Fernandes McCarthy da Cunha.
What other interesting and long names can we find in the list?
- Queiroz do Vale de Carvalho Rutkowska (37 characters, female surname),
- Chmielowski-Magnier de Maisonneuve (34 characters, male surname),
- Kierszykowska aka Kierszniewska (31 characters, female surname),
- Leszkiewicz-Zienowicz-Olpiński (31 characters, male surname),
- Klementowicz-Skierbiszewski (27 characters, female surname),
- Chrabonszczewski (16 characters, male surname),
- Przezdzienkowska (16 characters, female surname).
Where do the names come from? Initially, they were worn by nobles
For the first time, surnames appeared around the 14th century, when representatives of the nobility began to wear them. They were mainly nicknames and nicknames to distinguish them from other people with the same name. The legal obligation to inherit it did not arise until around the 18th centuryand thus spread to the rest of society. First, they were created on the basis of names, brothers or husbands. Inspiration was also drawn from popular words characteristic of a given person or region from which he or she came. We are talking about the names of places, activities, animals or personality traits. For example, Nowak was supposed to mean “newcomer”, “new person”, or “beginner in the profession”.
Source: Gazeta
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