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Q: Are all persons with the Kolodziejski (and Kolojeski)
surname related?
A: No, the Kolodziejski name is a fairly common surname in Poland.
In the U.S., different lines of Kolodziejski's adopted the phonetic
variation Kolojeski, so not even all Kolojeski's are related. In the
U.S., the original Kolodziejski surname is found much more often than the
phonetic Kolojeski and other variations.Q: Are
all persons with the Kolodziejski surname of Polish descent?
A: No, although most Kolodziejski's are likely Polish. There are some
Kolodziejski's who are Jewish in origin. Since the name has an
occupational origin, some of those who adopted the name in Poland
would not be expected to be Polish.
Q: What is the origin of the Kolodziejski name?
A: Kolodziejski means "wheelwright" or maker of wheels.
Q: Why does the small L in Kolodziejski sometimes have a slash through
it?
A: The original Polish spelling of the surname includes a slash through the
"l" making it look almost like a t. This Polish L is pronounced similarly to
the English w and is sometimes barely pronounced. Not surprisingly,
the Polish L was sometimes incorrectly translated as the similar looking t
even though the small L is more correct and closer to the original
pronunciation.
Q: Does this web site have information on non-related Kolodziejski
family lines?
A: This site currently only has information on the Kolodziejski family line
originating from Przeradowo near Pultusk and Makow Mazowiecki, north of
Warsaw. However, since research has turned up
information on other Kolodziejski's, there are plans to add such information
to a page at this site in the near future. |
