Czarniecki is the surname

Surname

A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

 of a Polish

Poland

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  szlachta

Szlachta

The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...

 (nobility) family. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Czarniecka is the same form for a female family member.

History

The Czarniecki family was most prominent in the 17th century and can be traced back to the 14th century. The Łodzia coat of arms was given to the family by king Władysław II Jagiełło. The family name originates from the town of Czarnca

Czarnca

Czarnca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włoszczowa, within Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Włoszczowa and west of the regional capital Kielce. The village has a population of 730.Historically, the...

 in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, Włoszczowa County.

Members

Among most known members are:

• Stefan Czarniecki
  Stefan Czarniecki
  Stefan Czarniecki or Stefan Łodzia de Czarnca Czarniecki Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth general and nobleman. Field Hetman of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom. He was a military commander, regarded as a Polish national hero...
  
   (1599-1665), field crown hetman in 1665, Kiev voivode from 1664, Ruthenian voivode from 1657, regimentarz from 1656, Kiev castellan od 1652, Tykocin
  Tykocin
  Tykocin is an old, smaller size town in north-eastern Poland, with 1,800 inhabitants , located on the Narew river. Tykocin has been situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it belonged to Białystok Voivodeship...
  
   starost from 1659

• Jan Czarniecki, Krakow
  Kraków
  Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
  
   miecznik from 1662 r., podstarosta & Krakow
  Kraków
  Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
  
   sędzia grodzki from 1682 r.

• Paweł Czarniecki, rotmistrz & pułkownik królewski from 1633 r. Knight of Malta from 1662 r.

• Jan Czarn(i)ecki, bishop of Kamieniec Podolski in 1677 r, Czerwinsk prior

Coat of Arms and Motto

The Czarniecki family used the Łodzia Coat of Arms and their motto was: