Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Kaczkieła / Kackieło, from the northeast in Podlaskie near Białystok. I was told a long time ago that it was a Polonized Lithuanian name. Does anyone know origin / meaning? It is an unusual name, concentrated in that area. Brothers Adolf and Izydor emigrated to America about a hundred years ago.

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Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Two weeks ago I asked about the origin of Kaczkieło, and Polonius3 offered suggestions. Following these up, I found the Lithuanian noble family Kęsgailos, whose members ... and people who took on the name ... are currently in Poland.

From Wikipedia (English language): "Its Polonized form Kieżgajło is most common in Polish historiography over other variants, such as Kezigal, Kieżgajłła, Gezgajło, Kiezgajło, Kieżgajłło, Kierżgajłło, Kieżgałło and Kieżgało."

This looks to me as a good possible source, assuming my ancestors were more likely to have been farm workers on their estates than members of the noble family.

Anyone with opinions on the structural issues of variant names here?