BUDNY PolishPossibly from Polish
buda meaning "hut, cabin".
BUKOWSKI PolishOriginally denoted someone who came from a place called
Bukowo or
Bukowiec, which derive from Polish
buk "beech".
CZAJKOWSKI PolishOriginally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish
czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".
DUBANOWSKI PolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).
DUBICKI PolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubica in Poland.
DUNAJSKI PolishDerived from
Dunaj, the Polish name for the river Danube.
FILIPOWSKI PolishEither 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).
GAJOS PolishDerived from Polish
gaj meaning "grove, thicket".
GOMÓŁKA PolishDerived from Polish
gomółka, a type of round cheese, ultimately from an old Polish word meaning "round".
GORECKI PolishOriginally indicated a person from Górka, the name of various towns in Poland, ultimately from Polish
góra "mountain".
GWÓZDEK PolishDerived from either archaic Polish
gwozd meaning "forest" or
gwóźdź meaning "nail".
JANKOWSKI PolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Jankowo or
Janków, all derived from the given name
JANEK.
JANOWSKI PolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Janowo,
Janów or
Janowice, all derived from the given name
JAN (1).
JASKÓLSKI PolishOriginally indicated a person from various Polish towns named
Jaskółki, derived from Polish
jaskółka "swallow (bird)".
JEŻ PolishMeans "hedgehog" in Polish. It may have originally been given to a person who resembled a hedgehog in some way.
KAMIŃSKI PolishFrom Polish
kamień meaning "stone", a name for a stonecutter or for one who lived at a place with this name.
KĘDZIERSKI PolishFrom a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.
KIJEK PolishMeans "small stick", from Polish
kij "stick".
KOZIOŁ PolishMeans "male goat" in Polish, probably used to denote a goatherd.
KOZŁOWSKI PolishOriginally a name for a person from Kozłów, Kozłowo, or other places with a name derived from Polish
kozioł meaning "male goat".
KRÓL PolishMeans "king" in Polish. The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a king's household.
KUMIĘGA PolishPossibly from Polish
kum "godfather, friend" or
komięga "raft, barge".
LIS PolishMeans "fox" in Polish. It is a nickname for a sly person.
MAJEWSKI PolishDerived from Polish
maj meaning "May". It may have been given in reference to the month the first bearer was baptized.
MAŚLANKA PolishDerived from Polish
masło "butter". The name probably referred to a person who made or sold butter or buttermilk.
MENCHER Polish, JewishOccupational surname for a miller or flour dealer (derived from Polish
maczarz).
MOZDZIERZ PolishMeans "mortar" in Polish. It probably referred to someone who worked with or sold mortar.
NIEMCZYK PolishMeans "son of the German" from Polish
niemec "German" and the patronymic part
czyk.
PASTERNAK Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, YiddishMeans "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin
pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of 'Doctor Zhivago'.
PIĄTEK PolishMeans "Friday" in Polish, derived from the word
piąty meaning "fifth".
PIOTROWSKI PolishName for a person from a town named
Piotrów,
Piotrowo or
Piotrowice, all derived from the given name
PIOTR.
RUDAWSKI PolishIndicated a person who lived near the Rudawa, a river in Poland.
RYBA Czech, PolishMeans "fish" in Czech and Slovak, an occupational name for a fisher.
SADOWSKI PolishDenoted someone who lived in Sadowo, Sadowice or other places beginning with Polish
sad "garden, orchard".
SIENKIEWICZ PolishPatronymic from the given name
Sienko, an old diminutive of
SZYMON. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).
SITKO PolishMeans "a fine sieve" in Polish, a diminutive of the Polish word
sito "sieve".
ŚLUSARSKI PolishOccupational name for a locksmith, from Polish
ślusarz, of Germanic origin.
SMOLAK Polish, CzechOccupational name for a distiller of pitch, derived from the Slavic word
smola meaning "pitch, resin".
ŚNIEGOWSKI PolishHabitational name for a person from Sniegow, Sniegowo or other places with a name derived from Polish
śnieg "snow".
SOKOŁOWSKI PolishUsually refers to the city of Sokołów Podlaski in Poland. It may sometimes be derived from Polish
sokół meaning "falcon".
SÓWKA PolishFrom a diminutive of Polish
sowa meaning "owl".
STAREK PolishFrom a nickname derived from Polish
stary "old".
STOLARZ PolishOccupational name from Polish
stolarz meaning "joiner, maker of furniture".
SZWEDA PolishDerived from Polish
Szwed meaning "Swede, person from Sweden".
WIATER PolishDerived from Polish
wiatr "wind", a nickname for a quick person.
WOJEWODA PolishFrom the Polish title
wojewoda meaning "governor, voivode" (originally meaning "warlord").
WOLANSKI PolishDenoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Wola or Wolany, derived from the given name
Wolan meaning "to want".
WYRZYKOWSKI PolishPossibly from the Polish place name
Wyrzyki, of uncertain meaning, maybe "away from the river".
ZĄBEK PolishFrom Polish
zab "tooth" and a diminutive suffix.
ZDUNOWSKI PolishDenoted 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.
ZIELIŃSKI PolishFrom Polish
zieleń meaning "green". It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.
ZIĘTEK PolishPossibly from a diminutive of Polish
zięć meaning "son-in-law".
ŻURAW PolishMeans "crane" in Polish, a nickname for a tall person.