Zaleski

English

Etymology

From Polish Zaleski, Załęski, or Zalewski.

Proper noun

Zaleski (plural Zaleskis)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zaleski is the 9451^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3442 individuals. Zaleski is most common among White (95.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zaleski”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Polish

Etymology

From za (“beyond”) + las (“forest”) +‎ -ski (surname-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈlɛs.ki/
• Rhymes: -ɛski
• Syllabification: Za‧les‧ki

Proper noun

Zaleski m pers (female equivalent Zaleska)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Zaleski

	singular	plural
nominative	Zaleski	Zalescy
genitive	Zaleskiego	Zaleskich
dative	Zaleskiemu	Zaleskim
accusative	Zaleskiego	Zaleskich
instrumental	Zaleskim	Zaleskimi
locative	Zaleskim	Zaleskich
vocative	Zaleski	Zalescy

Further reading

• “Zaleski”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022