Apart from name of the bestate/b (in case of royalty), towns and countries, geographical features also determine the last name. As the name suggests, Patronymic and Matronymic surnames are based on an ancestor's first name. b.../b Koz?owski (From a place named Kozlow, bKozlowo/b, etc); Król; Kucharski (Associated with cooks); Kwiatkowski (One from the place of little flowers, like Kwiatkow); Maciejewski (Kin of Matthias, From places with names meaning Matthias's place) b.../b
Apart from name of the bestate/b (in case of royalty), towns and countries, geographical features also determine the last name. As the name suggests, Patronymic and Matronymic surnames are based on an ancestor's first name. b.../b Koz?owski (From a place named Kozlow, bKozlowo/b, etc); Król; Kucharski (Associated with cooks); Kwiatkowski (One from the place of little flowers, like Kwiatkow); Maciejewski (Kin of Matthias, From places with names meaning Matthias's place) b.../b
