Polish-language surnames

Malinowski (Polish pronunciation: ; feminine: Malinowska; plural: Malinowscy) is a surname of Polish-language origin. It is related to the following surnames:

Mucha (; ; Czech and Slovak feminine: Muchová) is a Slavic surname, derived from mucha, meaning "fly". Mucha is the standard form for males in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and for people of both genders in Poland. In other Slavic countries, the surname may appear as Mukha or Muha.

Jankowski ( ; feminine: Jankowska; plural: Jankowscy) is the 13th most common surname in Poland (69,280 people in 2009). Many village estates were named Jankowa or Jankowice in 13th and 14th century Poland, producing at least twelve unrelated families with this surname. Over thirty place names with 'Jankow' (derived from Jan (John)) as a prefix remain in modern Poland. In most cases, the originator of the surname was a landowner of a reasonably sized estate (tens of hectares as a minimum but could be over one thousand hectares). Landowners often formed their surnames by adding the suffix '-ski

Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). Kowalski surname is derived from the word kowal, meaning "[[Blacksmith|[black]smith]]".

Orlik may refer to:

Grabowski is a Polish surname with forms in various languages (Grabovsky, Grabauskas, Hraboŭski, or Hrabovskyi). The Belarusian and Ukrainian variants are generally transcribed beginning with an 'h' but may also be written with a 'g'. It is also found in German surnames from the Silesia region of old Prussia.

Sobieski (singular masculine; singular feminine: Sobieska; plural: Sobiescy) is a Polish noble family name, and may refer to:

Dąbrowski (; feminine Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland (87,304 people in 2009); this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990.

Twardowski (feminine: Twardowska, plural: Twardowscy) is a Polish surname. Tvardovsky, feminine: Tvardovskaya, are English transliterations from Russian. Notable people with the surname include:

thumb|right|200px|Nałęcz coat of arms used by some of Majewski family Majewski (Polish pronunciation: , feminine: Majewska; plural: Majewscy) is a surname. It is derived from Polish place names such as Majewo and the Polish word for the month of May (maj). Some of them use: Brodzic, Łabędź, Nałęcz or Radwan coat of arms. It is related to surnames in several other languages.

Bielecki ( ; feminine: Bielecka; plural: Bieleccy) is a Polish-language surname. It is related to a number of surnames in other languages.

Baranowski ( ; feminine: Baranowska, plural: Baranowscy) is a Polish surname. It is Lithuanised as Baranauskas and frequently transliterated from Russian as Baranovsky (feminine: Baranovskaya). The name is also frequently found among Ashkenazi Jews.

Jasiński (feminine: Jasińska; plural: Jasińscy) is a Polish surname (Cognates include — Belarusian: Ясінскі Jasínski, Russian: Ясинский Jasínskij, Ukrainian: Ясинський Jasýnsʹkyj, Ясінський Jasínsʹkyj). Notable people with the surname include:

Tomaszewski is a Polish masculine surname Its feminine counterpart is Tomaszewska or. Russian language variant: Tomashevsky (Tomashevskiy), Lithuanian: Tamašauskas. Notable people with the surname include:

Kwiatkowski (Polish pronunciation: ; feminine: Kwiatkowska ; plural: Kwiatkowscy ) is the 15th most common surname in Poland (66,917 people in 2009). It comes from place names such as Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo, or Kwiatkowice, which are derived from the Polish word kwiatek ("flower"). Associated with this surname are the Polish noble families bearing the seals of Drogomir, Gryf, Jastrzębiec, Korab, Nałęcz, Nowina, Rola, Strzemię, Wieruszowa, or Własne.

Korczak may refer to:

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Wolski (feminine: Wolska, plural: Wolscy) is a Polish locational surname, which refers to a person from one of the numerous places called Wola in Poland. Variants of the name include Volski, Volsky, and Wolsky. The surname may refer to:

Nowakowski ( ; feminine: Nowakowska; plural: Nowakowscy) is a Polish-language surname. Derived from place names such as Nowakowo, it is related to the surnames Nowak and Nowakowicz. {| class="wikitable" ! Language !! Masculine !! Feminine |- | Polish || Nowakowski || Nowakowska |- | Belarusian (Romanization) || (Navakoŭski) || (Navakoŭskaja, Navakouskaya, Navakouskaia) |- | Russian (Romanization) || (Novakovsky, Novakovskiy, Novakovskij) || (Novakovskaya, Novakovskaia, Novakovskaja) |- | Ukrainian (Romanization) || (Novakivskyi, Novakivskyy, Novakivskyj) || (Novakivska) |}

Woźniak (; archaic feminines: Woźniakowa (by husband), Woźniakówna (by father)) is a Polish surname. Regional variant: Woźniok. It was the ninth most common surname in Poland in 2009.

Rogowski (feminine: Rogowska; plural: Rogowscy) is a Polish surname. It is related to a number of surnames in other languages. Belarusian and Ukrainian forms are generally transliterated from Cyrillic with an "h" but sometimes appear with a 'g' instead.

Kozłowski (; feminine: Kozłowska, plural: Kozłowscy) is the 12th most common surname in Poland (76,657 people in 2009). It is ranked second in both Warmia-Masuria (7,764) and Podlaskie (5,560) It is related to the following surnames:

Jaworski ( ; feminine: Jaworska, plural: Jaworscy) is a surname of Polish-language origin. It is related to a number of surnames in other languages.

Sadowski, Sadovsky, or Sadouski is a common Polish surname. It means "from the orchard" or "from Sadow" (i.e., from one of the towns named Sadów in Poland). Alternative spellings include the Belarusian (Садоўскі, Sadoǔski) and Lithuanian (Sadauskas) versions; as well as Sadowsky, Sodowsky, Sadovsky and Sandusky.

Jakubowski, Yakubovsky, Yakubovskiy, Yakubovskii or Iakubovskii (, , ) is a Slavic masculine surname of Polish origin. Its feminine counterpart is Jakubowska, Yakubovskaya or Iakubovskaia. It is a toponymic surname derived from any of the places named Jakubowo, Jakubów, Jakubowice and literally meaning "of Jakubowo", etc. The places themselves mean "belonging to Jakub".

Krawczyk is the 17th most common surname in Poland (64,543 people in 2009). ''Tailor's Son is an English translation of the name. The Polish root krawiec translates as tailor and the suffix czyk as son of''.

Czerwonka may refer to:

Kravtsov () is a Russian language surname of Western Slavic origin, coming from the Polish , 'tailor' (the native Russian word for 'tailor' is portnoy). The German-language transcription commonly used in the past is Krawtzoff.

Kochanowski (feminine Kochanowska) is a Polish surname. Notable people include:

Wojciechowski (; feminine: Wojciechowska ; plural Wojciechowscy ) is the 16th most common surname in Poland (66,879 people in 2009) and also the third most common in Greater Poland (12,928). It is derived from the Polish first name Wojciech.

Bielawski ( ; feminine: Bielawska; plural: Bielawscy) is the surname of a Polish noble family originating from Bielawa, Masovian Voivodeship. The family bore the Jelita coat of arms. The same family confirmed nobility in the Russian Empire in Vilnius (Wilno), where it used the Jastrzębiec coat of arms. In Russia this surname is transliterated as Belyavsky (, masculine) or Belyavskaya (feminine).

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Dudka ( [ˈdutka])) is a Ukrainian, Russian and Polish surname derived from the Eastern Slavic word дудка for "fife", "pipe" that is also present in the Ukrainian, Polish and Russian diaspora. Notable people with the name Dudka include: Dariusz Dudka (born 1983), Polish football player Mykyta Dudka (born 2000), Ukrainian football player Stanley Dudka (1923–2008), Canadian fishery officer Vyacheslav Dudka (born 1960), Russian politician.

Lisowski, Lisowsky, Lisovsky or Lisovski is a surname with variants in multiple languages. It is derived from the Polish noun lisъ ("fox").

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Cybulski (; feminine: Cybulska, plural: Cybulscy) is a Polish surname derived from the name of the village Cybulin.

Śliwiński (feminine: Śliwińska; plural: Śliwińscy) is a Polish surname. It comes from toponyms derived from the noun śliwa ("plum"). It may refer to:

Michałowski (feminine: Michałowska, plural: Michałowscy) is a Polish surname. It may refer to:

Krajewski ( ; feminine: Krajewska; plural: Krajewscy) is a Polish-language surname. It is derived from place names such as Krajewo and the noun "kraj". It appears in various forms in other languages.

thumb|right|200px|Ślepowron coat of arms used by some of Szymanowski family The Szymanowski family is the Polish noble family, who, according to composer Karol Szymanowski's exacting biographer, Teresa Chylińska, owned village of Szymany in Masovia of present day Podlaskie Voivodeship which has been inherited by Mikołaj (Nicholas) Szymanowski (died before 1544). The family later moved to the Rawa Voivodeship from where they spread into Masovia. Some branches of the family used different coat of arms such as: Gozdawa, Lubicz, Ślepowron or Topór coat of arms.

Szymański (feminine: Szymańska, plural Szymańscy) is the ninth most common surname in Poland with about 114 075 people (0.3% of Polish population) sharing it by 2015.

Głowacki, Glovatsky, Hlovatskyi, Golovatsky, or Holovatskyi is a surname derived from golva (Slavic for "head"). Its Ukrainian and Belarusian forms are generally transcribed beginning with an 'H' but may also be written with a 'G'.

Borowiec () may refer to the following places in Poland:

Piasecki (feminine: Piasecka, plural: Piaseccy) is a Polish family name and may refer to one of the following.

Michalski (; feminine Michalska; plural Michalscy) is a Polish surname. It may refer to:

Piotrowski (Polish pronunciation: ; feminine: Piotrowska, plural: Piotrowscy) is a Polish surname derived from the masculine given name Piotr (Peter). The name, and its variations indicate a family's origin as being from a town, such as for instance Piotrów and Piotrowo, or a toponym (place name) deriving from a holding, manor or estate. Variants and related names include Piotrowicz, Piotrowiak, Piotrowsky, Pietrowski, Pietrkowski, Pietrowsky, and Pietrowiak.

Brodowski ( ; feminine: Brodowska; plural: Brodowscy) is a Polish-language surname.

Baginski or Bagiński ( ; feminine: Bagińska; plural: Bagińscy) is a Polish surname. It is a toponymic surname derived from any of the places named Bagno, Bagienice, Bagieńsko, Bagienko.

The Polish-language surname Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz may refer to:

Łoziński is a Polish surname. A variant outside Poland is Lozinski. Notable people with the surname include:

Sikorsky or Sikorski may refer to: Sikorsky (comics), a Marvel Comics character Sikorsky (Starjammers), a Marvel Comics character Sikorsky (crater), a lunar crater Sikorsky Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer

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Sokołowski (feminine Sokołowska) is a Polish toponymic surname for someone from any of places named Sokołów or Sokołowo, from Polish sokół (falcon). Notable people with the surname include:

Martinek or Martínek (feminine: Martínková) is a surname of Polish and Czech origin. Spelling variants include Martineck and Martyniak. Notable people with the surname include:

Nowicki ( ; feminine: Nowicka; plural: Nowiccy) is a Polish and Jewish surname. It comes from place names such as Nowice, which are derived from the Polish adjective nowy ("new").

Halama is a surname. It is usually associated with Eastern European regions such as Poland and the Czech Republic.

Niemczyk is a Polish surname, a diminutive of "niemiec", "German person". It can be transliterated as Nemchik. Notable people with the surname include: