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Zaborowski Coat of Arms / Zaborowski Family CrestThe associated coat of arms for this name are recorded in J.B Rietstaps Armorial General. Illustrated by V & H.V Rolland's. This Monumental work took 23 years to complete and 85,000 coats of Arms are included in this work. This surname of ZABOROWSKI is a Polish habitation name from a place near Leszno called ZABOROWO. It could also be a habitation name for someone who lived 'on the other side of the forest'. Other spellings of the name include ZABORSKI and ZABOROVSKY. The earliest Polish surnames were patronymic. The personal names from which they were derived were mainly Slavonic, but as the Middle Ages progressed, traditional Slavic given names, began to give way to saint's names, mainly of Latin origin. Surnames derived from Slavonic personal names are of early origin, and tend to be borne by aristocratic families. Many Polish people acquired their surnames by reason of former residence in a town or village. The Posterity of Dmitrii ZABOROVSKY, called Gvozd, who departed Poland to serve the Great Prince Vasilii Ivanovich of Russia, was granted hereditary estates. Many of his descendants served the Throne as Vice-Regents, Stolniks, as Voivodes, and in other distinguished positions and were granted fiefdoms. (A Stolnik was a courtier who waited upon the ruler and had charge of proceedings during the meals, especially during state banquets. The word is connected with the Russian word STOL (table). In addition, persons of this rank participated in the reception of Ambassadors, held certain duties during the ruler's journey, and had responsibilities within the living quarters of the Grand Prince. As their numbers grew, they were appointed to positions assisting in various cities. They ranked below the Clerks of the Duma (council). The term was used from the 13th through the 17th century). Some names were changed by immigrants whilst on the boat heading for America and Australia. These transformations were usually to names thought by the immigrants to be more respected in their native land than the one he bore. Many Poles added 'ski' to their names to attain a higher social status since such names were accorded more respect from people of Polish extraction. Thus a larger proportion of Polish names carried this termination in America and Australia than in Poland. |
