- Zalewski
Zalewski (feminine: Zalewska, plural Zalewscy) is one of the surnames in
Poland andPodlachia .The surname has a Slavic or more specifically Polish origin. Alternate spellings include Zelewski, Zaleski, Zeleski, Zalewska, Zalescy and Salewski.
The form "Zalewski" is a mutated version of "Zaleski". This mutation was the consequence of many regional influences and the creation of various derivates to suit the local nomenclature, e.g. Chotomow / Chotomowski / Chotomoski. The original form "Zaleski" was derived from a place called Zalesie or Zalas, which literally means "an area close to a forest, behind a forest". It is difficult to assess which regions were primarily connected with it, because of the significant number of villages by such names.
Another possible ethymology for one of the forms of Zalewski surname comes from a topographic name for someone who lived by a flood plain or bay. Two locations that this may be connected to are "Zalew" in
Sieradz voivodeship or "Zalewo" inOlsztyn voivodeship.The Germanised version of this surname is "Salewski" and "Saleski", usually found in the Silesia region.
The mother-form of this surname was first noted in the year 1370.
Many families from different classes and with different background used this surname.
Several famous people have the surname Zalewski or a variant of it:
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August Zaleski - Polish Politician of the earlyTwentieth Century
*Erich von dem Bach Zelewski - SS-Obergruppenführer Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
*Maciej RMA Ritter von Zalewski (born 1987), Polish-born photographer
*Michał Zalewski - Polish "White Hat" Hacker, computer security expert.
* Ksawery Zalewski - Polish diplomat,part of the Piłsudski'sPrometheism government, worker of consulate in FrenchLille (1925 - 1926) and GeorgianTbilisi (1926 - 1936). Later titular consul in Tbilisi.
*Marcin Zalewski - Polish guitarist, Warsaw Academy of MusicThe town of
Zaleski , Ohio is a small village in South Eastern Ohio.Related links
* [http://www.zalewskifamily.net/wiki/index.php?title=Zalewski Zalewski Surname Resource Center]
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