Save Type Surname Usage Polish Pronounced Pron. KZHIZH-an-OF-skee [key] Meaning & History habitational name for someone from Krzyżanów in Piotrków or Płock voivodeships, Krzyżanowo in Płock or Poznań voivodeships, or various places in Poland called Krzyżanowice, all named with krzyż ‘cross’.