Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Polish; and the first letter is C.
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Cena Polish
From Polish meaning "price". Possibly an occupational name for a trader or dealer.
Chałupa Polish
Polish form of Chalupa
Char Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Slovene
Anglicized spelling of the Slovenian nickname Čar, an ironic nickname from car "tsar".
Cherubin Polish
nickname from polish cherubin "cherub", from ecclesiastical Latin cherubin... [more]
Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Chińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Chincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Chmara Polish
Derived from proto-slavic *xmara meaning "dusky"
Chodak Polish
Chodak is a Polish surname, likely derived from "chodak", meaning a wooden shoe or clog
Chodecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Kuyavian town of Chodecz.
Chojnowska f Polish
Feminine form of Chojnowski.
Chojnowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place named Chojno, Chojnowo, Chojnów or Chojny.
Cholerzyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Cholerzyn.
Chraplewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Greater Polish villages named Chraplewo.
Chromczak Polish (Latinized, Rare, ?)
The meaning of the name is: Chromium approval throughput time might.
Chrome Polish, Czech, Slovak
Chrome comes from the Polish word chromy, meaning "lame".
Chromy Polish
Polish form of Khromykh
Chronowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 5 Lesser Polish villages: Chronów-Kolonia Dolna, Chronów-Kolonia Górna, Chronówek, Chronów in Gmina Orońsko, or Chronów in Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz.
Chrzanowska f Polish
Feminine form of Chrzanowski.
Chrzanowski Polish
Originally denoted someone who came from a place called Chrzanów or Chrzanowo, both derived from Polish chrzan meaning "horseraddish".
Chyży m Polish
Means "quick, swift" in Polish.
Cichy m Polish
Means "quiet, silent" in Polish, a cognate of Tichý.
Ciechanover Polish, Jewish
Variant of Ciechanower. It is borne by the Israeli biologist Aaron Ciechanover (1947-), who is known for characterising the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin.
Ciechanower Polish, Jewish
Denoted a person who came from one of the places in Poland called Ciechanów, for example the city in the Mazovia province.
Ciepliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Kuyavian villages: Ciepliny-Budy, Cieplinki, or Ciepliny.
Cieśla Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Cieślak Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Cieszyński Polish
Habitational name for a person from the town Cieszyn in southern Poland, derived from a diminutive of the given name Ciechosław.
Ćmiel Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Ćmil Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Cort Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname "Kutalczuk", "Kotelchik", "Cuttlechuck", or "Kuttlechuck"
Cudak Polish
Means "oddity, crank" in Polish. It can also come from the word cud meaning "miracle, wonder".
Cukierman Polish, German (Polonized), Jewish
Polish partial calque of German Zuckerman, from Polish cukier "sugar" (from Middle High German zucker) and Old High German man... [more]
Ćwikliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masovian villages in Gmina Płońsk: Ćwiklinek or Ćwiklin.
Cwynar Polish
Polonized form of the German surname Zwirner, an occupational name for a yarn or twine maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zwirn ‘twine’, ‘yarn’
Cygan Polish
Ethnic name or nickname from a word meaning ‘gypsy’, ‘Romany’.Altered spelling of eastern German Zigan, from Hungarian cigány ‘gypsy’.
Cygański Polish
From Polish cygański "gypsy".
Cyran Polish
Derived from Polish cyranka "teal", hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird in some way.
Cywiński Polish
Habitational name, possibly for someone from Cywiny in Ciechanów province.
Czach Polish
From the short form of a personal name such as Czabor or Czasław.
Czak Polish
From Old Polish czakać meaning "to wait", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czabor or Czasław.
Czarnecka f Polish
Feminine form of Czarnecki.
Czarnecki m Polish
Name for someone from a place called Czarnca, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".
Czarniecki Polish
Name for a person from a town named Czarnca, Czarne, Czarnocin or Czarnia, all derived from Polish czarny meaning "black".
Czarny m Polish
Means "black" in Polish.
Czech Polish, English
From the ethnonym meaning "Czech", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czesław. The English surname is borrowed from the Polish surname, or from Czech or Slovak Čech.
Czerny Polish
Variant of Czarny
Czerwiec Polish
Derived from Polish czerwiec "June (month)".
Czerwonka Polish
Derived from Polish czerwony meaning "red", probably a nickname for a person who had red hair or a ruddy complexion, or for someone who frequently wore the colour red.
Czesky Czech, Polish
Czesky means "bohemian" in Polish.
Czeslawowicz Polish
Patronymic from the given name Czesław.
Czesławski Polish
Indicates familial origin from either Czesławice or Czesławów.
Czicagia Polish
Habitational name meaning someone who is from Chicago.
Czmiel Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Czołgosz Polish
It literally means "crawler".
Czubiński Polish
This denotes that someone’s family originated in the Masovian village of Czubin.
Czudnowski Polish
Meaning and history unknown
Czymbor Polish
From cząber, cząbr, cąber "aromatic plant Satureja."
Czyz Polish (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Czyż.
Czyż Polish
Variant of Czyżyk.
Czyżewska f Polish
Feminine form of Czyżewski.
Czyżewski m Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Czyżew or Czyżewo, derived from Polish czyż meaning "siskin".
Czyżyk Polish
Means "siskin (bird)" in Polish.
Czyżykiewicz Polish
Means "son of the one nicknamed or associated with a siskin" from Czyżyk meaning "siskin (bird)".