WicherekPolish, English Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
NarewskiPolish Possibly derived from the name of the river Narew. Surname associated with the Wieniawa coat of arms which dates back as early as the XIV century.
PodwojskiPolish Archaic -- denotes the office of a minor church official.
ŻywickiPolish 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’.
BykowskiPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Bykowice or Byków.
BiedrońPolish Nickname, either from dialect biedron ‘spotted bullock’, or for someone with conspicuous or deformed hips, from a derivative of dialect biedro ‘hip’.
WysockimPolish, Jewish Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Wysocko, Wysoka or Wysokie, all derived from Polish wysoki meaning "tall, high".
LipowskiPolish, Jewish Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lipowo, Lipowa, or Lipowe, named with an adjectival derivative of Polish lipa meaning "lime tree".
SkwierczyńskiPolish This indicates familial origin within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages: Skwierczyn-Dwór, Skwierczyn Lacki, & Skwierczyn-Wieś.
MakkarPolish Polish and Ukrainian: from the personal name Makary (Polish), Makar (Ukrainian), vernacular forms of the Greek ecclesiastical name Makarios meaning ‘blessed’.
StryjewskiPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Stryjów in Zamość voivodeship, named with stryj meaning "paternal uncle", "father’s brother".
OlszańskiPolish Name for someone from a place called Olszany or Olszanica, both derived from Polish olsza meaning "alder".
KowalewskiPolish, Jewish Habitational name for someone from places called Kowalew or Kowalewo, named with kowal "smith" or an occupational name for a blacksmith.
KaganekPolish, Jewish The surname Kaganek is of Polish or Jewish origin, and it is a diminutive form of the name Kagan, which is derived from the Hebrew word כַּהֵן (Kohen), meaning "priest." The name Kagan historically referred to individuals who were descendants of the Jewish priestly class.
BizonPolish Nickname from bizon meaning "whip", used for a big, ponderous person.
BobrowskiPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Bobrowa, Bobrowo, Bobrowce, or Bobrowiec, all deriving from Polish bóbr, meaning "beaver".
CzechPolish, 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.
GąsiorPolish Means "gander (male goose)" in Polish. It was used as a nickname for a person who resembled a gander or as an occupational name for a keeper of geese.
LimanowskiPolish This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Limanowa.
FarionUkrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Rusyn (Rare, ?) Possibly from a Hutsul (Rusyn) dialectal word meaning "intriguer". Alternatively, it could be from the Greek headdress, of which's name derives from φάριο (phário), meaning "lantern, beacon"... [more]
KrzyżewskiPolish Derived from the name of any of the villages called Krzyżewo in Poland. A notable bearer is American basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (b. 1947).
BubienPolish The name came originally from France. An officer of Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Russian war, in 1812 stayed in Poland and married. One of his sons, became a regional Judge and large land owner in the Belarus area of Poland... [more]
MroczkowskiPolish Name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków or Mroczkowice, all derived from Polish mroczek meaning "house bat".
JastremskimPolish Derives from the Polish word jastrząb meaning "goshawk". It's a habitational name, meaning it originally indicated someone from a place called Jastrzębie or Jastrząbki, both of which are named after the goshawk.
TołwińskiPolish This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Tołwin.
DamianFrench, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Polish From the medieval personal name Damian, Greek Damianos (from damazein "to subdue"). St. Damian was an early Christian saint martyred in Cilicia in ad 303 under the emperor Domitian, together with his brother Cosmas... [more]
RzewuskiPolish It indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Rzewuszki.
GizaPolish Nickname from Old Polish and dialect giża meaning "hind leg of an ox or swine". It could also be applied as an occupational name for a butcher.
PodbielskiPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Podbielsko in Konin voivodeship.
BrzozowskimPolish Habitational name for someone from a place named Brzozowa, Brzozowice, or Brzozowo, all derived from Polish brzoza, meaning "birch tree".
BasińskiPolish Habitational name for someone from a place called Basin.
RuszczakPolish From the verb ruszać with numerous potential meanings—"to move; to set out", "to shake; to waver", "to bother; to harass" or "to disturb someone else's belongings"—or from Rus meaning either "reddish-haired person" or "Ruthenian; Rusyn".
KapelaPolish Occupational name for a musician, derived from Polish kapela "music band; court orchestra".
MrózPolish From a nickname for a white-haired man or alternatively for one of an icy and unsociable disposition, from Polish mróz "frost". Also can be from a short form of the personal name Ambroży
WujekPolish It literally means "uncle" in Polish but it could possibly refer to the Polesian village of the same name.
KizewskiPolish Polish, variant of Kiszewski a habitational name for someone from Stara Kiszewa (formerly Kiszewa) in Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship.
RakPolish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Jewish Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian (Rák), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic rak ‘crab’, ‘lobster’, or ‘crayfish’. This was applied as an occupational name for someone who caught and sold crayfish, crabs, or lobsters, or as a nickname to someone thought to resemble such a creature... [more]
BiałkowskiPolish Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Bialkowo, Bialków or Bialkowice, all derived from Polish biały meaning "white".
DlutowskiPolish A Polish surname originating in central Poland, Dlutowski literary translates into “of Dłutów”.
PająkowskiPolish This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Pająków.
JaćmierskimPolish Derived from the name of the village Jaćmierz in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. The first known bearer of the surname was Fryderyk Jaćmierski, who lived in the end of XIV century.
OkrojKashubian The name has been in existence in the Kashubian region for centuries.
StarobratPolish (Rare) Possibly comprised of the Polish elements stary "old" deriving from Proto-Slavic *starъ and brat "brother" deriving from Proto-Slavic *bràtrъ or *bràtъ.
GrabińskiPolish Habitational name for someone from a settlement named Grabienice, Grabin, Grabina, Grabiny, etc.; ultimately from grab meaning "hornbeam" or, in the case of Grabienice, possibly from gręba meaning "hill".
WysokińskiPolish This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.
YashPolish (Americanized) Americanized form of Polish Jeż ‘hedgehog’ and possibly also of its Slovenian or other Slavic cognate Jež (see Jez).