Błoński, feminine Błońska (plural: Błońscy) is a Polish-language

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

Błonie Błonie is a town in Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. History The settlement dates back to the 8th century. It was first mentioned in the 11th century, and already in the 12th century constituted a sizeable settlement with the f ...

, in particular, the city of

. Błoński is a

Polish nobility The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the nobility, noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social ...

family name of the

Biberstein coat of arms Biberstein is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Biberstein is located on the north bank of the Aar River near Aarau. The town is a 17-minute bus ride from downtown Aarau. The neighboring ...

heraldic family A heraldic clan (''ród herbowy''), in Poland, comprised all the noble (''szlachta'') bearers of the same coat of arms. The members of a heraldic clan were not necessarily linked by consanguinity. The concept was unique to Polish heraldry. His ...

,"Błoński herbu Biberstein"
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Kasper Niesiecki Kasper Niesiecki (31 December 1682 – 9 July 1744), also known as Kacper Niesiecki, was a Polish heraldist, Jesuit, lexicographer, writer, theologian and preacher. Biography Niesiecki was born in Greater Poland to a burgher family. In 1699 h ...

, ''Herbarz Polski'', wyd. J.N. Bobrowicz, Lipsk 1839-1845

Lubicz coat of arms Lubicz (''Luba, Lubow, Łuba'') is a Polish szlachta, nobility Polish heraldry, coat of arms. History Year of creation around 1190, known from the seal from 1348. The river called Drwęca bore the name Lubicz in the earlier times. Above that r ...

Nałęcz coat of arms ''Nałęcz'' () is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by associated ''szlachta'' families in the Kingdom of Poland (see Kingdom of Poland (1320–1385), and Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795 ...

, and

Prus coat of arms ''Prus I'' is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by a number of ''szlachta'' (noble) families under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Blazon Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included: *Bolesław Pr ...

. Notable people with this surname include: *

Jan Błoński Jan Błoński (15 January 1931 – 10 February 2009) was a Polish historian, literary critic, publicist and translator. He was a leading representative of the Kraków school of literary criticism, which wielded significant influence in postwar ...

(1931 – 2009), Polish historian, literary critic, publicist and translator * Jan Kidawa-Błoński (born 1953), Polish film director, producer and screenwriter *

Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska Małgorzata Maria Kidawa-Błońska (née Grabska; Polish: ; born 5 May 1957) is a Polish politician, film producer, and sociologist currently serving as Marshal of the Senate. She was Marshal of the Sejm from 25 June 2015 to 11 November 2015 at ...

(born 1957), Polish politician, film producer, and sociologist

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