BUDNYPolishPossibly from Polish
buda meaning "hut, cabin".
BUKOWSKIPolishOriginally denoted someone who came from a place called
Bukowo or
Bukowiec, which derive from Polish
buk "beech".
CZAJKOWSKIPolishOriginally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish
czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".
DUBANOWSKIPolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).
DUBICKIPolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubica in Poland.
DUNAJSKIPolishDerived from
Dunaj, the Polish name for the river Danube.
FILIPOWSKIPolishEither a patronymic from the given name
FILIP, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).
GAJOSPolishDerived from Polish
gaj meaning "grove, thicket".
GOMÓŁKAPolishDerived from Polish
gomółka, a type of round cheese, ultimately from an old Polish word meaning "round".
GORECKIPolishOriginally indicated a person from Górka, the name of various towns in Poland, ultimately from Polish
góra "mountain".
GWÓZDEKPolishDerived from either archaic Polish
gwozd meaning "forest" or
gwóźdź meaning "nail".
JANKOWSKIPolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Jankowo or
Janków, places derived from the given name
JANEK.
JANOWSKIPolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Janowo,
Janow or
Janowice, places derived from the given name
JAN (1).
JASKOLSKIPolishOriginally indicated a person from Jaskolski in Poland. The name of the town itself is derived from Polish
jaskolka "a swallow".
JEZPolishMeans "hedgehog" in Polish. It may have originally referred to a person who lived near a sign bearing a hedgehog, or it may have been given to a person who resembled a hedgehog in some way.
KAMIŃSKIPolishOriginally denoted someone who came from a town called Kamien.
Kamien comes from the Slavic word
kamiñ meaning "stone".
KAVAPolishDerived from Polish
kawa "coffee", perhaps originally denoting one who worked in the coffee trade.
KOZIOLPolishMeans "goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.
KOZLOWPolishFrom the Polish place name
Kozlow, ultimately derived from
koziol "goat".
KOZLOWSKIPolishOriginally a name for a person from Kozlow, Kozlowo, or any other place whose name was derived from Polish
koziol "goat".
KRÓLPolishMeans "king" in Polish. The name referred to one connected in some way with a king's household.
LISPolishMeans "fox" in Polish. It is a nickname for a sly person.
MAJEWSKIPolishDerived from Polish
maj meaning "May". It may have been given in reference to the month the first bearer was baptized.
MAŚLANKAPolishDerived from Polish
masło "butter". The name probably referred to a person who made or sold butter or buttermilk.
MENCHERPolish, JewishOccupational surname for a miller or flour dealer (derived from Polish
maczarz).
MOZDZIERZPolishMeans "mortar" in Polish. It probably referred to someone who worked with or sold mortar.
NIEMCZYKPolishMeans "son of the German" from Polish
niemec "German" and the patronymic part
czyk.
PASTERNAKPolish, Ukrainian, Russian, YiddishMeans "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin
pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of 'Doctor Zhivago'.
PIATEKPolishMeans "Friday" in Polish, ultimately derived from the Slavic word
pjaty "fifth".
PIOTROWSKIPolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Jankowo or
Janków, places derived from the given name
PIOTR.
RUDAWSKIPolishIndicated a person who lived near the Rudawa, a river in Poland.
RYBACzech, PolishMeans "fish" in Czech and Slovak, an occupational name for a fisher.
SADOWSKIPolishDenoted someone who lived in Sadowo, Sadowice or other places beginning with Polish
sad "garden, orchard".
SIENKIEWICZPolishPatronymic from the given name
Sienko, an old diminutive of
SZYMON. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).
SITKOPolishMeans "a fine sieve" in Polish, a diminutive of the Polish word
sito "sieve".
ŚLUSARSKIPolishOccupational name for a locksmith, from Polish
ślusarz, of Germanic origin.
SMOLAKPolish, CzechOccupational name for a distiller of pitch, derived from the Slavic word
smola meaning "pitch, resin".
ŚNIEGOWSKIPolishHabitational name for a person from Sniegow, Sniegowo or other places with a name derived from Polish
śnieg "snow".
SOKOŁOWSKIPolishUsually refers to the city of Sokołów Podlaski in Poland. It may sometimes be derived from Polish
sokół meaning "falcon".
SÓWKAPolishFrom a diminutive of Polish
sowa meaning "owl".
STAREKPolishFrom a nickname derived from Polish
stary "old".
STOLARZPolishOccupational name from Polish
stolarz meaning "joiner, maker of furniture".
SZWEDAPolishDerived from Polish
Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".
WIATERPolishDerived from Polish
wiatr "wind", a nickname for a quick person.
WOJEWODAPolishFrom the Polish title
wojewoda meaning "governor, voivode" (originally meaning "warlord").
WOLANSKIPolishDenoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Wola or Wolany, derived from the given name
Wolan meaning "to want".
WYRZYKOWSKIPolishPossibly from the Polish place name
Wyrzyki, of uncertain meaning, maybe "away from the river".
ZĄBEKPolishFrom Polish
zab "tooth" and a diminutive suffix.
ZDUNOWSKIPolishDenoted a person from one of the various towns named Zduny in Poland, which is derived from Polish
zdun meaning "potter". It can also be an occupational surname derived directly from
zdun.
ZIELIŃSKIPolishFrom Polish
zieleń meaning "green". It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.
ZIĘTEKPolishPossibly from a diminutive of Polish
zięć meaning "son-in-law".
ŻURAWPolishMeans "crane" in Polish, a nickname for a tall person.