Urbański Surname: Origin and Coat of Arms
What does Urbański mean, and where does it come from? Here is a brief introduction.
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Origin of the Urbański name
Urbański is a Polish habitational surname from places such as Urbanów, Urbanowo or Urbanice, named after the personal name Urban, from Latin Urbanus, "of the city". Several popes bore the name Urban, which helped make it popular in medieval Poland. The surname is common across the country and among Polish emigrants.
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Urbański name FAQ
What does the Urbański name mean?
From Urbanów (Urban's place). Common variants include Urbańska, Urbanski, Urban.
Where does the Urbański surname come from?
It originates in Poland, and is also found in the United States, Germany and Canada.
Is there a Urbański coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals, not whole surnames, so there is no single Urbański crest. Herald Lab paints a personalized Urbański coat of arms based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).