Polish Submitted Surnames

Polish names are used in the country of Poland in central Europe. See also about Polish names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Yarchevskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Jarczewski.

Yul'skiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Julski.

Yurchak Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Polish Jurczak.

Yurovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Yurovsky. This was the last name of Yakov Yurovskiy, a notable Bolshevik. He led the execution of the Romanovs.

Yurovsky Russian, Jewish, Polish (Anglicized)
Habitational name from Yurovo, or anglicization of Polish cognate Jurowski.

Zaborowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zaborowski.

Zaborowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a town named Zaborowo or Zaborów named with Polish za "beyond" and bór "forest".

Zabriskie Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Zaborowski or Zabrzyski.

Zabrocka Polish

Zabrocki Polish

Zabrzyski m Polish
Possibly a habitational name from Polish za "beyond" and Czech brzy "early, soon"

Zackowski Polish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zakowski

Zagórowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.

Zagurski Polish
Derived from the Polish places Zagórz and Zagórze. Also given to those who lived on the side of a hill opposite a main settlement - za means "beyond" and góra means "hill".

Zajack Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly Anglicised form of Polish surname.

Zajączkowski Polish
A habitational name that was given to someone from any of the various places named Zajączki, Zajączkowo, or Zajączków (which were named for 'zajączek', a diminutive of the Polish word 'zając', meaning ‘hare’.)

Zak Polish
A nickname given to youthful or studious people. Comes from the Polish zak, meaning "student" or "schoolboy". It originally meant "novice" or "candidate for the priesthood", and so in some cases it is perhaps a nickname for someone who had been destined for holy orders.

Zakowski Polish
a Polish surname which is most frequent in the cities of Warszawa, Płońsk and Bydgoszcz in central Poland and is also to be found as Zakowski among the Polish diaspora.

Zakrzewski m Polish, Jewish

Zale English (American), Polish (Anglicized)
Possibly a habitational name derived from the Polish toponym Żale meaning "on the other side of the wood", from za "beyond" and las "forest".

Zalewska f Polish
Feminine form of Zalewski.

Zalewski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a village named Zalew or Zalewo, from zalew meaning "reservoir, lagoon".

Zalinsky Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Zieliński, variant of Zielinsky.

Zapał Polish

Zaremba Polish
Name for a woodcutter, derived from Polish zarabac, meaning ''to hack or chop''.

Żarski Polish

Zaslavskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Zasławski.

Zasławski Polish

Zassowna Polish

Zavadskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russified form of Zawadski.

Zawacki Polish

Zawada Polish
From zawada literally meaning "obstacle, hindrance", figuratively meaning "swashbuckler, troublemaker".

Zawadka Polish
Diminutive of Zawada.

Zawadski m Polish

Zawadzki m Polish
Variant of Zawadski.

Zbirak Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Polish 'zbierac' meaning to collect or gather

Zdon Polish
Polish

Zdrojewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Zdroje or Zdrojewo, in particular in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, named with Polish zdroje meaning "springs","spa".

Zdunich Polish
Polish name of unknown meaning or origin. A notable bearer of this name is American actor/singer/artist/songwriter Terrance Zdunich.

Zebrzydowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zebrzydowice.

Żelazny Polish
Means "(made of) iron" in Polish, used as a nickname for a person with a strong personality.

Zelens'kyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized, ?), Jewish (?)
Variant transcription of Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized), Jewish (?)
Ukrainian form of Zieliński. This is the surname of the current Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelesny Polish

Zelewska Polish

Zelgowski Polish
Originally, surname Zelegowski was misheard as Zelgowski when Polish immigrants were first coming to the United States through Ellis Island... [more]

Zelieska Polish
Polish Ashkenazic surname, possibly derived from surname Zieliński what is a habitational name for someone from Zielona or Zielonka (places in Poland), deriving from the root word meaning "green".

Zelinski Polish
Variant of Zieliński.

Zgłobicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zgłobice.

Zgłobieńiak Polish
Habitational name for somebody who comes from the village of Zgłobień in Poland.

Zharskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Żarski.

Zhukovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Żukowski.

Zięba Polish
From ‘finch’; a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird or maybe because a person lived in an area with many finches. Perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a birdcatcher or dealer.

Zieja Polish
Derived from Polish ziajać meaning "to spontaneously/violently show negative feelings". This surname denoted someone who complained often.

Zieleniewski Polish

Zielinsky Polish, Russian
Russian form and variant of Zieliński.

Zielonka Polish, Jewish
Derived from the Polish word for "green"

Zielony Polish
From Polish meaning "green".

Zieminski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Ziemin in Poznan voivodeship, named with ziemin ‘ground’.

Zindren Polish (Rare)

Ziolkowski Polish

Zipzer Polish (Rare), German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)

Zloczower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person from Zolochiv (known as Złoczów in Polish), a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.

Zmyewski Polish

Żółkiewski m Polish
Possibly from Polish żołnierz, meaning "soldier".

Żołnierowicz Polish
Polish form of Žaŭniarovič.

Zorinsky Polish

Zupka Hungarian, Polish (?)

Zurewska Polish

Żurkowski Polish

Żurowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Żurowa.

Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.

Zwierzchowski m Polish
Derived from Polish zwierz, meaning "beast, animal."

Zybura Polish

Żydek Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Zhydak.

Zygmuntowicz Polish
Patronymic from the personal name Zygmunt.

Żyła Polish
Means "vein" (figuratively "bore") in Polish.

Zywicka Polish

Żywicki Polish
A habitational name that was given to someone from a place named ̣Zywy, or possibly from a nickname from the Polish word ̣'zywy', which means ‘live wire’.

Zywicki m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Żywicki.

Żywiecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.

Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.

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