What does the Zychowski name mean? On Acestry.com page
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&l... We read : Polish: habitation name for someone from Zychy in Kielce voivodeship, named with the personal name Zych.
Probably that is true, but most of people which looking their roods on this page are not Zychowski with normal Z in the beginning, but Zychowski with special polish Z with dot above Z which we in Poland spell different.
This special Z with dot above we call in Poland „ Z with dotâ€
Why I think, that most people which looking roods from US and Canada are Zychowski with Z with dot.
Because in 1998 in Poland it was 763 persons name Zychowski with Z with dot. Biggest population in Poland is near Krosno (Jaslo, Cieklin) – 136 and near Krakow 118. For example in Warsaw where I live there is only 26 person and near Ciechanow which is important to the oldest information about Zychowski with Z with dot live only 20 people.
In history of Poland we can find information that biggest emigration from Poland to US about 1900 was from very poor territory near mountains – it means Krosno and Krakow.
All that You can find using page
http://www.herby.com.pl/herby/indexslo.html and using Polish Programmer Keyboard pressing Z with ALT to be Z with dot.
In the same page when You looking information about Zychowski with normal Z You can find that in 1998 in Poland lived 136 persons name Zychowski and most of then – 29 near Radom. Rodom is near Kielce and near Zych, so if Your roods are from Radom or Kielce You are Zychowski with normal Z.
What does Zychowski wth Z with dot name mean?
The oldest information about Zychowski with Z with dot are about family Zychowski with Z with dot used coat of arms TEPA PODKOWA, lived in Zychowo Biskupie with Z with dot, Parish Raciaz near Ciechanow.
Today population near Ciechanow is only 20 people, near Krosno 136. Why Zychowski with Z with dot moved near Krosno I don’t know.
TEPA PODKOWA means BLUNT HORSESHOE which coat of arms You can see on Page
http://genealog.home.pl/g.pl?kd=4&hb=0182 Best Regards
Robert Zychowski with Z with dot from Poland
Mail:
rzychowski@axis.com.pl