A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Gutkowski family of Poland.
Reg. 8985 · Polish, G–I
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
horseshoeGood fortune and protection from harm
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'azur à un fer-à-cheval d'arg., les bouts en bas, sommé d'un panache de trois pl. d'aut. au nat., et acc. de trois étoiles d'arg., 2 accostant le panache et 1 entre les branches du fer-à-cheval. Cq. cour. C.: trois pl. d'aut.”
Polandc. 1725
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Map of Poland showing where the Gutkowski arms are recorded
The Gutkowski arms were recorded in Poland, c. 1725.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Mazovia.
Mazovia held Warsaw, the Polish court and the assemblies where the szlachta met. Poland's nobles were unusually numerous and every one of them bore arms, and Warsaw is where those arms were argued over and recorded.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
Region
Mazovia
First recorded
1725
Granting Authority for the Gutkowski Arms
Ennoblement by the Sejm
Author: Olek Remesz · CC BY-SA 3.0
The body that granted and recorded arms in Poland in this period.
Augustus II the Strong
Sovereign of the period
Augustus II the Strong
1709–1733
Reigning in Poland when the Gutkowski arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Poland
Polish noble families shared a single coat of arms across many different surnames, creating large clans rather than individual designs. These symbols were held collectively by all members of the clan regardless of their specific family name. When a new family joined the nobility, they were adopted into an existing clan and began using that group's established shield.
Granting authority
The Sejm, which was the Polish parliament, held the power to grant noble status and the right to bear arms.
How they got arms
Families typically received their coat of arms through a formal act of ennoblement granted by the Sejm for distinguished service.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Crown Metrica, which served as the central archive for state documents starting in the sixteenth century.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Poland.
Origin & History of the Gutkowski Family in Poland
The surname Gutkowski is a toponymic name, which means it was originally derived from the name of a specific place. In the Polish language, the suffix "-owski" typically indicates that a family originated from a town or village with a name like Gutkowo or Gutki. By 1725, records confirm that members of the Gutkowski family were well-established in the Mazovia region of Poland. This area was a historical heartland for the minor nobility and landowning families who often took their surnames from the villages they managed or owned. During the eighteenth century, the Gutkowski family likely lived as part of this regional social structure, where their identity was closely tied to the rural landscape and the local parish communities of the Mazovian plains.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Gut
A Germanic or Slavic term meaning good or beneficial.
This name
GutkowskiA topographic or habitational name referring to someone from a place called Gutkowo or Gutki.
also spelled
Gutakowsky
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Dziadulewicz, Stanisław, Herbarz rodzin tatarskich w Polsce, 1929
horseshoeGood fortune and protection from harm
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
horseshoeGood fortune and protection from harm
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
