SILEZIE Origin of surname
SILEZIE
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Silezie is the French name of the Polish province of Silesia, called Schlesien in German, where Jews lived since at least the 12th century. The forms Schleissinger and Schleysinger are documented as Jewish family names in 18th century Alsace, while Slazenger is an English variant of this name. The variant Schlesinger became well known with a family of Austrian 'Court Jews', prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries, founded by Marx (Mordecai) Schlesinger who died in 1683. Silezie is recorded as a Jewish family name in 1785 with the merchant Jacob Silezie of Luneville, France.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Silezie is the French name of the Polish province of Silesia, called Schlesien in German, where Jews lived since at least the 12th century. The forms Schleissinger and Schleysinger are documented as Jewish family names in 18th century Alsace, while Slazenger is an English variant of this name. The variant Schlesinger became well known with a family of Austrian 'Court Jews', prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries, founded by Marx (Mordecai) Schlesinger who died in 1683. Silezie is recorded as a Jewish family name in 1785 with the merchant Jacob Silezie of Luneville, France.