Kosiorek - looking for Polish meaning, relatives

Anyone know what my family name Kosiorek means in Polish? I heard it might mean 'little undertaker'. Anyone know if there is any truth to this?

I don't think it means anything.
It sounds similar to "gasiorek" (little gander, or a kind of vessel they used to drink wine/beer from).

It might come from the word 'kosiarz' somewhere, a haymaker in historical times.

Merged: Looking for information regarding Kosiorek family, of Warszawa, Poland

Greetings! My mother-in-law was Felicja Hennyka Kosiorek, of Warszawa. As a child at the time of WWII, she along with her family, were arrested and detained in concentration camps. Her birth date is 21 Apr 1929. Her parents were Blazej (born about 1909) and Kazimiera Kosiorek (born about 1909). While my mother-in-law survived and came to the U.S., the whereabout of her family are unknown. I have been helping my husband (her son) and his siblings search for any information for a number of years, but we have hit a wall. If anyone can point us in the correct direction, or even if they know of information regarding Blazej and/or Kazimiera, we would be grateful. They know very little, as their mother rarely spoke of that time. Lastly, if there are any Kosiorek's from the same lineage, I know they would be delighted to make contact. Thank you so much for your time!

KOSIOREK: a wooden paddle on a long handle once used by bakers to scoop hot coals and ashes out of a bread oven; also a net on a long pole use to scoop up fish.

I hope someone in this area from this forum can help or at least send you some information

my sources do not give information for recent immigration.


I am sure what she went thru was reason enough to forget and to make a new life somewhere
else.

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I would try my best.. Its seems like my great grandfather had same name and same place of birth.. Although I need to get some credible info.. looking forward to get them :)

Ohh and whats more interesting my name is Blazej too and I have inherited my name from my great grandad ;)

There were members of the szlachta (gentry) in one line of the Kosiorek family who were entitled to stamp their documents and possessions with the Jastrzębiec coat of arms.

Michał Kosiorek, urodzony w Polsce 1896 zmarl Siedlce 1968 był moim dziadkiem, poszukuje rodzinnego drzewa, informacji

This probably isn't the best place to look. Very few people who are actually Polish feel the need to discuss their own country in a foreign language, especially since there are a thousand online places to do so in their own.

Why not have a look on Facebook to see if there are people with that name in that place? You can use a filter in the search function to do that. Also, even Google is worth a look. I put kosiorek Siedlce into the search function and quite a few results came up, including contact details. If you have a cut and paste message to send to each one, it will be quick and easy and you may well get a positive reply from one or more.

Someone there may well be delighted to hear from you.

genealogiapolonica.com/ - the simplest way to do that is to hire a professional genealogist from Poland like the one in the link

Perhaps pose your question here: facebook.com/MiastoPrzyjazne.Siedlce/

You may well find a very positive response. It's intended for things like that and the people who run it are helpful.