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Jankowski
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
Jakubowski
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".
Żuławski
Żuławski (feminine: Żuławska; plural: Żuławscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cybulski
Cybulski (; feminine: Cybulska, plural: Cybulscy) is a Polish surname derived from the name of the village Cybulin.
Baginski
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.
Stanislawski
Stanisławski (feminine: Stanisławska; plural: Stanisławscy) is a Polish locational surname, which originally meant a person from a place in Poland called Stanisław, Stanisławów, or Stanisławice, all of which in turn derive from the given name Stanisław.
Błoński
Błoński, feminine Błońska (plural: Błońscy) is a Polish-language toponymic surname associated with any of the places named Błonie, in particular, the city of Błonie. Błoński is a Polish nobility family name of the Biberstein coat of arms heraldic family, Lubicz coat of arms, Nałęcz coat of arms, and Prus coat of arms heraldic family.
Rutkowski
Rutkowski (feminine Rutkowska, plural: Rutkowscy) is a Polish toponymic surname denoting a person from the village of Rutki or Rutkowo.
Gorski
Górski ( ; feminine: Górska; plural: Górscy) is a Polish-language surname which belongs to several noble Polish families. Variants found in other countries include Gorski, Gorsky, Gurski, Gursky (phonetic from Polish with diacritics).
Chrzanowski
Chrzanowski (; feminine: Chrzanowska; plural: Chrzanowscy) is a Polish-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Zalewski
Zalewski (feminine: Zalewska) is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from the place names such as Zalewo, Zalewsze, or Zalew. It may also be a hypercorrection of the surname Zaleski.
Morawiecki
Morawiecki (feminine Morawiecka) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Rowiński
Rowiński (feminine: Rowińska; plural: Rowińscy) is a Polish surname. It is a toponymic surname derived from placenames, sch as Rowiny, Równa, Rówień, now Równia, etc. A variant is Rawiński. Notable people with this surname include:
Borkowski
Borkowski ( ; feminine: Borkowska; plural: Borkowscy) or Borkowsky is a surname of Polish-language origin. It is a toponymic surname originated for a person associated with any of the places named Borków, Borki, Borkowice, or Borek . Russian equivalent: Borkovsky, Lithuanian: Barkauskas.
Schilinski
Żyliński, feminine: Żylińska is a Polish-language surname. The Lithuanian-language form is Žilinskas. The Russian-language form is Zhilinsky. The noble belong to Polish, Lithuanian and Russian nobilities.
Zieliński
Zieliński (; feminine Zielińska, plural Zielińscy) is the eighth most common surname in Poland (91,522 people in 2009), and is also common in other countries in various forms. The first Polish records of the surname date to the 15th century. Without diacritical marks, it is spelled Zielinski. The Russianized form is Zelinski ().
Zubrzycki
Zubrzycki (feminine: Zubrzycka, plural Zubrzyccy) is a Polish language family name. It may be transliterated from Ukrainian as Zubryckyj, from Russian as Zubritskiy or Zubritsky, as well as other forms. A Germanized variant is Subritzky. Other variants include Zubretski/Zubretsky, Zubreski/Zubresky, Zubretskyi, Zibricki/Zubrycky, etc.
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
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Zakrzewski (feminine: Zakrzewska, plural: Zakrzewscy) is a Polish surname. At the beginning of the 1990s there were approximately 26,210 people in Poland with this surname.
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.
Ziolkowski
Ziółkowski (feminine Ziółkowska, plural Ziółkowscy) is a Polish surname. It is a toponymic surname related to the place named Ziółków. It may refer to: Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (born 1949), Polish author Andrew Ziolkowski (1963–1994), Australian politician Eric Ziolkowski (born 1958), American philosopher Fabrice Ziolkowski (born 1954), French-American screenwriter, director, producer, and voice director Jan Ziółkowski (born 2005), Polish footballer Jan M. Ziolkowski (born 1956), American linguist and philosopher Janusz Ziółkowski (1924–2000), Polish sociologist Jim Ziolkowski, Ameri
Antokolsky
Antokolsky (spelling variations: Antokolskiy, Antokolski) (), feminine: Antokolskaya is a Russian surname. It derives from the Polish form Antokol of the Lithuanian toponym Antakalnis, now an eldership of Vilnius, Lithuania. The notable bearers of this surname were: Mark Antokolski (1843–1902), Russian sculptor Pavel Antokolsky (1896–1978), Russian poet
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Gosławski
Goslawski or Gosławski (feminine: Gosławska; plural: Gosławscy) is a Polish-language surname. The surname means "someone from Gosław". It is a Polish noble surname associated with several coats-of-arms. The Russified form is Goslavsky (feminine: Goslavskaya). Notable people with this name include:
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'.
Andrzejewski
Andrzejewski (; feminine Andrzejewska; plural Andrzejewscy) is a Polish toponymic surname eventually derived from the given name Andrew. In the early 1990s there were 26,917 people in Poland with the name. Notable people with this name include:
Zaleski
Zaleski (feminine: Zaleska) is a Polish and Ukrainian () toponymic surname related to any of the places named Zalesie. Outside Poland it could have been changed to "Zalesky". It is associated with several Polish noble families. Variant: Załęski/Załęska. The Germanized form is Saleski
Żebrowski
Żebrowski (feminine: Żebrowska; plural: Żebrowscy) is a Polish locational surname, which means a person from a place called Żebro or Żebry in Poland. The name may refer to:
Karwowski
Karwowski (feminine: Karwowska, plural: Karwowscy) is a Polish surname. The surname is associated with any of places called Karwowo. It has ancient roots in the royal families of Poland. Notable people with the surname include:
Zawadzki
Zawadzki (feminine: Zawadzka, plural: Zawadzcy) is a Polish and Ukrainian surname. It is a toponymic surname derived from one of the numerous locations named Zawada or Zawady.
Zdrojewski
Zdrojewski (feminine: Zdrojewska) is a Polish surname derived from one of placenames Drohojów, Zdrojewo, Zdrój, Zdroje. Notable people with the surname include:
Zabłudowski
Zabłudowski is a Polish masculine surname, which may be spelled in other countries as Zabludowski, Zabludovski or Zabludovsky; its feminine counterpart is Zabłudowska. The surname may refer to: Abraham Zabludovsky (1924–2003), Polish-born Mexican architect Aron Zabłudowski (1909–1941), Polish chess player Jacobo Zabludovsky, (1928–2015), Mexican journalist, brother of Abraham
Jastrzębski
Jastrzębski ( , feminine: Jastrzębska, plural: Jastrzębscy) is a Polish-language surname. It is a toponymic surname derived from one of the several Polish locations named Jastrzęby, Jastrzębie, Jastrząbki, etc. Ultimately derived from jastrząb, or "hawk". Variants include Jastrzembski, Jastrząbski, and Yastrzemski. It is Russified as Yastrzhembsky/Yastrzhembskaya ().
Korecki
Korecki (plural: Koreccy, feminine form: Korecka) is a Polish family name belonging to the princely Korecki family. The surname literally means "of Korets" and derives from the Korets Castle, the original seat of the family. Notable people with the surname include:
Gąsiorowski
Gąsiorowski (feminine: Gąsiorowska) is a Polish noble family name, after Gąsiorów, Jarocin County, bearer of the Ślepowron coat of arms.
Polak
Polak is the Polish noun for a Pole (also in several other Slavic languages). It is also a surname. In 2020 there were over 21,500 persons with the surname in Poland.
Sikorski
Sikorski (feminine: Sikorska, plural: Sikorscy) is a Polish-language surname. It belongs to several noble Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth families, see . Variants (via other languages) include Sikorsky, Sikorskyi, Sikorskiy, and Shikorsky.
House of Żółkiewski
right|thumb|Lubicz coat of arms of the Żółkiewski family