Tokarski Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Tokarski last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Tokarski last name
Meaning of the Tokarski last name: turner. Tokarski is a craft surname built on tokarz, a turner who shaped wood or horn on a lathe into bowls, spindles and chair legs. Some families took it instead from villages such as Tokary. The last name occurs all over Poland and among Polish Americans, and Tokarz is the plain form.
Arms associated with the Tokarski name
In Polish heraldry one coat of arms, a herb, was shared by many families, and arms associated with the Tokarski surname follow that system.
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Tokarski name FAQ
What does the Tokarski name mean?
Turner. Common variants include Tokarz, Tokarczyk.
Where does the Tokarski surname come from?
It originates in Poland, and is also found in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Is there a Tokarski coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Tokarski coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).