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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish (Szydłowski) and Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name for someone from Szydłów, Szydłowo, or Szydłowiec, all named with a nickname, Szydło, from szydło ‘awl’.

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