In Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth there were two other noble families with the same surname of different Polish and Ruthenian origin. Ruthenian one also used Dołęga Coat of Arms.[1]
History
The family may have originated in Chodaków, a village near Sochaczew in central Poland.[3]
In the Lithuanian Metrica, Mikołaj is mentioned as Vawkavysk's deputy mayor and local lord. He participated in the examination of some cases with other representatives of the court.[6]
For the following five generations (1532-1807) the family remained in the Vawkavysk area of present-day Belarus.
^Buchowski, Krzysztof (2019). "Litewskie siostry Zofia i Jadwiga Chodakowskie (Sofija Smetoniene i Jadvyga Tubeliene)". Czasopismo Naukowe Instytutu Studiów Kobiecych: 176.
^Uruski, Seweryn (1905). Rodzina, herbarz szlachty polskiej: Bron-Czek. Heroldium. p. 204. Chodakowski h. Dołęga. Wzięli nazwisko od wsi Chodakowa, w ziemi sochaczewskiej, z której licznie rozrodzeni przesiedlali się w różne strony Rzeczypospolitej
^1798 Protocol of confirmation of nobility to Chodakowski (Jacob). Lithuanian State Archives
^ abJakubavičienė, Ingrida (2020). Portretas. Vilnius: Versus Aureus. p. 47.
^Lietuvos Metrikos. Sixth court cases Paper input XXVIII
^Siudikas V., Žaldokas S., Vitartų dvaro Chodakauskų šeimos kilmė, Šiaurietiški atsivėrimai, Pasvalio krašto istorijos ir kultūros žurnalas, 2011, Nr. 1 (30), p. 16.