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Pietrzak
Pietrzak is a Polish patronymic surname, like Pietrzyk and Pietrzykowski, developed from the given name Piotr, when it was still Pietr, before it stabilized in its present form, Piotr, following the so-called .
Janota
Janota is a surname. In the Czech Republic and Poland, it comes from the personal name Jan ("John") and the suffix -ota. In Portuguese, it means "elegant". The surname may refer to the following notable people: Eduard Janota (1952–2011), Czech economist Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski (1912–2012), German artist Jolanta Janota (born 1964), Polish athlete Michał Janota (born 1990), Polish footballer Miroslav Janota (born 1948), Czech wrestler Oldřich Janota (1949–2024), Czech singer-songwriter Ricardo Janota (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
Balicki
Balicki (feminine: Balicka; plural: Baliccy) is a Polish surname. Related surnames may be found in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia.
Lachowicz
Lachowicz is a Polish surname. Notable people include:
Lewandowski
Lewandowski (; feminine Lewandowska) is a Polish-language surname. In other languages it may be transliterated as Lewandowsky, Levandovski, Levandovsky, Levandoski, etc.
Kojałowicz
Kojałowicz is a Polish-language surname of Lithuanian origin. belonging to the family of townspeople and nobles of the Great Duchy of Lithuania. The Lithuanian forms of the surname are Kojalavičius or Kojelavičius. Its Russified form used in Russian Empire which annexed a large part of Poland for a long time is Koyalovich. Notable people with the surname include:
Chmara
Chmara is a gender-neutral Slavic surname. Alternative spellings include Khmara and Hmara.
Gembicki
thumb|right|200px|Nałęcz coat of arms, used by some of Gembicki family Gembicki (feminine: Gembicka, plural: Gembiccy) is a Polish surname. Some of them use Nałęcz coat of arms or Nieczuja coat of arms. It may be transliterated as: Gembicky, Gembitsky, Gembitzky, Gembytsky, Gembytska, Gębicki, Gębicka, Gebicki, Gebicka. Notable people with the surname include:
Rudnicki
Rudnicki (feminine: Rudnicka; plural: Rudniccy) is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from one of places named Rudnica. The Ukrainian or Russian-language equivalent is Rudnitsky, Lithuanian: Rudnickis
Starzyński
Starzyński (, feminine: Starzyńska, plural form: Starzyńscy ) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cebula
Cebula is a Polish surname meaning "onion". Notable people with the surname include:
Święcicki
Święcicki (feminine: Święcicka; plural: Święciccy) is a Polish surname. In other form: Swiecicki, Swensitzky, Svientsitskyi, Schwetz (germanized). Notable people include: Bolesław Święcicki (1901–1976), Polish journalist, publicist and editor Józef Święcicki (1859–1913), Polish designer and builder of Bydgoszcz Marcin Święcicki (born 1947), Polish politician and economist Mikołaj Święcicki (ca. 1640–1707) was from 1697, the Bishop of Kiev and Poznań Paulin Święcicki (1841–1876), Polish writer Wacław Święcicki (1848–1900), Polish poet and socialist
Wieczorek
Wieczorek (archaic feminine: Wieczorkowa, plural Wieczorkowie) is one of the most common surnames in Poland, and the second most common in Opole Silesia (2,654) and Świętokrzyskie (2,654). The name means “little evening” in Polish. Notable people include:
Marciniak
Marciniak is a Polish surname, it may refer to: Adam Marciniak (born 1988), Polish footballer Aldona Marciniak (born 1984), Polish sports journalist and broadcaster Anna Marciniak (born 1979), Polish planetary scientist Artur Marciniak (born 1987), Polish footballer Florian Marciniak (1915–1944), Polish resistance fighter Isabelle Marciniak (2007–2025), Brazilian gymnast Michelle M. Marciniak (born 1973), American basketball player Ron Marciniak (1932–2020), American football player Szymon Marciniak (born 1981), Polish football referee Włodzimierz Marciniak (born 1954), Polish politi
Markowski
Markowski (feminine: Markowska, plural: Markowscy) is a Polish surname. It may refer to: Alexis Markowski (born 2003), American former basketball player Alfreda Markowska (1926–2021), Polish Porajmos survivor Andrzej Markowski (1924–1986), Polish composer Krzysztof Markowski (born 1979), Polish footballer Liesel Markowski (1928–2019), German musicologist Paul Markowski (meteorologist), American meteorologist and tornado expert Paul Markowski (politician) (1929–1978), East German politician Stephanie Markowski (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player Tomasz Markowski (disambiguation) V
Rabinowitz
Rabinowitz (also Rabinowicz) (רבינוביץ), is a Polish-Lithuanian Ashkenazi Jewish surname, Slavic for "son of the rabbi". The Russian equivalents are Rabinovich or Rabinovitch.
Siodmak
Siódmak is a Polish surname. Notable people include:
Stokowski
Stokowski (feminine: Stokowska, plural: Stokowscy) is a Polish-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Włodarczyk
Włodarczyk () is a Polish surname. It may refer to: Agnieszka Włodarczyk (born 1980), Polish actress and singer Anita Włodarczyk (born 1985), Polish hammer thrower Anna Włodarczyk (born 1951), Polish athlete primarily known for the long jump Dominika Włodarczyk (born 2001), Polish cyclist Krzysztof Włodarczyk (born 1981), Polish boxer Michał Włodarczyk (born 1995), Polish actor Piotr Włodarczyk (born 1977), Polish footballer Rafał Włodarczyk, Polish footballer Szymon Włodarczyk (born 2003), Polish footballer Thomas Wlodarczyk, American rapper and songwriter Urszula Włodarczyk (born
Wojtkiewicz
Wojtkiewicz is a Polish-language surname. The Lithuanized form is Vaitkevičius. It may refer to:
Bartkowski
Bartkowski (feminine: Bartkowska , plural: Bartkowscy), a Polish-language surname, may refer to
Morsztyn
thumb|right|200px|Czapski coat of arms variant of [[Leliwa coat of arms used by some of Morsztyn family]] Morsztyn is a Polish surname. Archaic feminine forms are Morsztynowa (by husband), Morsztynówna (by father); they still can be used colloquially. Some of them use Leliwa coat of arms, see also :pl:Morsztyn Hrabia. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Trojanowski
Trojanowski is a Polish masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Trojanowska. Its Russian and Ukrainian versions (, ) are transliterated as Troyanovsky, Troyanovski, Troyanovskyi, Troianovski (masculine) or Troyanovskaya (feminine). It may refer to:
Juszkiewicz
Juszkiewicz is a Polish-language surname. It has variants in other languages, such as Yushkevich.
Kucharski
Kucharski ( ; feminine: Kucharska; plural: Kucharscy) is a Polish surname. It may refer to: Cezary Kucharski (born 1972) Polish footballer Dawid Kucharski (born 1984), Polish footballer Honorata Kucharska (born 2002), Polish chess master Józef Kucharski (1910–1944), Polish footballer Kazimierz Kucharski (1909–1995), Polish athlete Leszek Kucharski (born 1959), Polish table tennis player Tomasz Kucharski (born 1974), Polish rower
Piekarski
Piekarski (feminine: Piekarska; plural: Piekarscy) is a Polish surname originated with several Polish noble . Its Russified form in Pekarsky. Notable people with the surname include:
Krakowski
Krakowski ( ; feminine: Krakowska; plural: Krakowscy) is a Polish surname. It is a toponymic surname referring to the city of Kraków and environs. It appears in various forms in other languages.
Murawski
Murawski (feminine: Murawska; plural: Murawscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Orliński
Orliński (feminine: Orlińska; plural: Orlińscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Antoniewicz
thumb|right|200px|Antoniewicz coat of arms used by some of Antoniewicz family Antoniewicz is a Polish surname. It derived from the Antonius (Anton, Antoni) root name. Archaic feminine forms are Antoniewiczowa (by husband), Antoniewiczówna (by father); they still can be used colloquially. Some of them use Antoniewicz or Hełm coat of arms. It may be transliterated as: Antonewycz, Antonevych, Antonevich, Антоне́вич, Антоневич, Антаневіч, Antonievičius, Անտոնևիչ. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Gomułka
Gomułka may refer to: Stanisław Gomułka (born 1940), a Polish economist Władysław Gomułka (1905–1982), Polish communist leader Zofia Gomułka (1902–1986), communist activist, wife of Władysław Gomułka Gomułka thaw or Polish October, transitional period in Polish political history SŽ Class 311, Polish-built EMU trainsets, nicknamed after the Polish communist leader
Mazur
family name
Ostrowski
Ostrowski (; feminine: Ostrowska; plural: Ostrowscy) is a surname of Polish-language origin. In Poland, the surname is a toponym for ostrów (meaning islet) and many place names that start with 'Ostrow', such as Ostrowiec.
Klich
Klich (Polish pronunciation: ) is a surname derived from the diminutive form of the given name Kliment (Clement). It may refer to:
Adamski
family name
Teodorowicz
Teodorowicz is a Polish language patronymic surname derived form the first name Theodore. Historical feminine form is Teodorowiczowa. Russified form: Teodorovich.
Stadnik
Stadnik () is a gender-neutral Slavic surname that may refer to
Czajkowski
Czajkowski (, feminine: Czajkowska, plural: Czajkowscy) is a Polish noble family name for several coats of arms. The name derives from several locations names Czajki, Czajków, or Czajkowo, all derived from the name of the bird czajka, 'lapwing'.
Kaminsky
Kaminsky is a surname with various origins. It may be derived from Czech/Slovak Kaminský, , , , or Polish Kamiński. Feminine forms include Kaminská (Czech and Slovak), Kamińska (Polish), Kaminska (Ukrainian), and Kaminskaya (Belarusian and Russian). Its Lithuanian-language counterparts: Kaminskas, Kaminskis.
Urbańczyk
Urbańczyk is a Polish patronymic surname derived from the given name Urban. Notable people with the surname include:
Kasprzak
Kasprzak is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charnotsky
Czarnocki, feminine: Czarnocka is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Koprowski
Koprowski (feminine: Koprowska, plural: Koprowscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kotowski
Kotowski, pronounced , feminine: Kotowska ("Kotowski" is also used as a feminine surname as well) is a surname of Polish origin. It is a toponymic surname derived from any of locations named Kotowice, Kotowo, Kotów. Its variant is Kotoski produced by the phonetic simplification of the consonant cluster -wsk- > -sk-. Notable people with the surname include:
Szwarc
Szwarc is a Polonized-Yiddish version of the German surname Schwartz.
Cywiński
Cywiński (feminine Cywińska) is a Polish surname. Notable people include:
Krupa
family name
Malczewski
Malczewski (feminine: Malczewska, plural: Malczewscy) is a Polish locational surname, which originally meant a person from Malczew or Malczewo in Poland. Variants of the name include Malczewscy, Malchevski, Malchevsky. The name may refer to:
Šulek
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Kokot
family name
Siciński
Sicinski, Siciński (feminine: Sicińska; plural: Sicińscy) is a surname. Lithuanian form is Sicinskis, Belarus Сіцынскі, Ukrainian Сіцінський. Notable people with the surname include:
Mrozek
Mrozek, Mrożek, and Mrózek are Polish surnames.Notable people with this surname include:
Mazowiecki
Mazowiecki (feminine: Mazowiecka) an adjective meaning "of Masovia" in Polish. It is translated into English as Masovian. The surname Mazowiecki or Mazowiecka may refer to:
Niezgoda
Niezgoda is a Polish placename and surname. It may refer to:
Bogucki
Bogucki (feminine: Bogucka; plural: Boguccy) is a Polish-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kisiel
Kisiel may refer to: Kissel, a European dessert known as kisiel in Poland Kisiel Prize, awarded annually by Polish weekly Wprost to publicists, politicians, and entrepreneurs
Różewicz
Różewicz is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Rudziński
Rudziński (feminine: Rudzińska, plural: Rudzińscy) is a Polish surname. It may refer to:
Maćkowiak
Maćkowiak (Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish surname. It is derived from the given name Maciek, a diminutive of Maciej. The surname may refer to:
Milian
Milian is a Spanish (Milián) and Polish surname: from a reduced form of the Latin personal name Aemilianus (a derivative of Aemilius, a Roman family name probably derived from aemulus ‘rival’). This was borne by various early saints and hence was widely used throughout Europe as a personal name in the Middle Ages.