Czarniecki

Czarniecki (Polish pronunciation: [tʂarˈɲɛtski]; feminine: Czarniecka; plural: Czarnieccy) is a surname of Polish language origin. A variant of Czarnecki, it is a toponymic surname for someone from Czarnca in Kielce voivodeship, or any of the various places called Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from the Polish adjective "czarny", which means 'black'.[1][2] The surname may refer to:

  • House of Czarniecki
  • Stefan Czarniecki (1599-1665), Field Crown Hetman
  • Jan Czarniecki, miecznik of Krakow
  • Paweł Czarniecki, rotmistrz
  • Jan Czarniecki, bishop of Kamieniec Podolski in 1677 r, Czerwinsk prior
  • Feliks Czarniecki (1871-1959), psychiatrist

References
  1. "Czarnecki", ancestry.com, citing Dictionary of American Family Names
  2. "Czarniecki", ancestry.com, citing Dictionary of American Family Names
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