Wolański

Przyjaciel coat of arms
Graf von Wolański coat of arms

Wolański (Polish: [vɔˈlaɲ.ski], feminine: Wolańska) is a Polish surname derived from the populated places named Wola or Wolany. Outside Poland it may be spelled as Wolanski or Wolansky. Its Ukrainian and Russian counterpart is Volansky.

One Wolański family is associated with the Przyjaciel coat of arms related to the village of Wolany in Busko County. Some of Wolańskis, Wolański counts [pl], were awarded the title of count in the Austrian partition of Poland (Graf von Wolański).

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ WOLAŃSKI
  2. ↑ Wolańscy Herbu Przyjaciel
  3. ↑ Sławomir Górzyński [pl], Arystokracja polska w Galicji: studium heraldyczno-genealogiczne, Warsaw, DiG, 2009, pp. 391-392. ISBN 978-83-7181-597-3.