Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Polish; and the order is random.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dziencielsky Polish
It is the surname of Chaya, a character in the movie Defiance played by Mia Wasikowska.
Abraamowicz Polish
Historical variant of Abramowicz.
Myśliwski m Polish
Derived from the Polish word myśliwy meaning "hunter." A famous bearer includes the Polish novelist Wiesław Myśliwski.
Zelenskyy m Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized), Jewish (?)
Ukrainian form of Zieliński. This is the surname of the current Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Lirnik Belarusian, Polish, Russian
Belarusian, Polish and Russian form of Lirnyk.
Dombrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dombrowski.
Kozikowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from Koziki in Masovian and Podlaskie voivodeships.
Zagórowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.
Romansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian
In Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name from Romanov, a village in central Bohemia. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from any of several places in Poland called Romany, named with the personal name Roman... [more]
Buczyńska f Polish
Feminine form of Buczyński.
Maciejewski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Maciejowa, Maciejów or Maciejowice, all derived from the given name Maciej.
Rykaczewski m Polish
Likely means "from Rykaczewo".
Gradowska f Polish
Feminine form of Gradowski.
Grzybowski Polish
Habitational surname from Grzybów, Grzybowa or Grzybowo, all ultimately from grzyb meaning "mushroom".
Baszowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Baszowice.
Lato Hungarian, Polish
From Hungarian látni meaning ‘to see’, hence a nickname for a wise person or an occupational name for a clairvoyant, or possibly for an official who checked the quality of products at markets.... [more]
Adamiak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Rogalska f Polish
Feminine form of Rogalski.
Horaczek Polish
From a diminutive of Horacy.
Lubinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lubin, Lubiń, or Lubiny.
Tolkacz Polish (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Tołkacz.
Ruszczak Polish
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".
Sarnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Sarnowa, Sarnowo, or Sarnów, named with Polish sarna "roe deer".
Szroeder German (Polonized), Polish
Polish phonetic spelling of German Schröder 1 or Schröder 2.
Krasowski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from the villages of Krasowa, Krasów, or Krasowa.
Lancer Jewish, Polish
Ornamental name from German Lanze "lance, spear" combined with the agent suffix -er.
Badowska f Polish
Feminine form of Badowski.
Świerczyński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Świerczyn or Świerczyna, both derived either from Polish świerk meaning "spruce" or świerszcz meaning "cricket".
Szpakowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village Szpakowo.
Szczepaniak Polish
Means "son of Szczepan".
Burzinski Polish
Variant spelling of Burzyński.
Kaźmierczak Polish
Derived from the given name Kazimierz.
Mayevskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified, ?)
Possibly from Russian май (may), meaning "May (month)".
Adamski m Polish
Patronymic from given name Adam suffixed with -ski based on habitational names.
Adamchak Rusyn, Polish (Ukrainianized)
Rusyn form and Ukrainianised form of Adamczak.
Cieślak Polish
Derived from Polish cieśla "carpenter".
Spacek Polish
This is the surname of American actress Sissy Spacek (born December 25, 1949).
Wonskolaser Yiddish, Polish
An uncommon Yiddish surname currently known mostly as the basis for Wonka.
Kotwica Polish
Comes from the Polish word kotwica meaning 'anchor'.
Janowicz Polish
Means "son of Jan 1".
Kosarin Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname Kosarinsky.
Abgarowicz Polish (Rare)
Meaning "son of Abgar". The name originates from a wealthy Armenian merchant family (called Sołtan at the time) who settled in Kyiv in the 16th century... [more]
Ruzicki Polish
Ruzicki was first found in Polesie, inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. One of the principal names of the area was the royal Clan of Poraj, of which the family name Ruzycki is a branch.
Hałas Polish
Means "noise, racket, din" in Polish, a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person.
Władysław Polish
four polish kings names
Wilewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wilewo.
Żółkiewski m Polish
Possibly from Polish żołnierz, meaning "soldier".
Baczynski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Baczyn or Baczyna.
Polański m Polish, Rusyn, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Polana or Polany, all derived from Polish polana meaning "glade, clearing".
Ostrow Polish (Americanized)
From any of several places called Ostrów (island), or Jewish-American shortened form of Ostrowski.
Dawid Polish
From the given name Dawid.
Chodak Polish
Chodak is a Polish surname, likely derived from "chodak", meaning a wooden shoe or clog
Scheliga Polish
Variant and more Americanized spelling of Szeliga.
Cichy m Polish
Means "quiet, silent" in Polish, a cognate of Tichý.
Rzewuski Polish
It indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Rzewuszki.
Poznanski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Poznan in west-central Poland, or possibly from other places of this name, in Katowice and Siedlce voivodeships.
Bekanowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Bekanówka.
Starczewski Polish (Rare)
It indicates origin in either a place named Starczewo or Starczewice.
Zdun m Polish
Means "stove maker" from Polish word zdun meaning "stove maker, stove mason".
Błażejewski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Błażejewo, Błażejewice, Błażejewko or Błażej, all derived from the given name Błażej.
Tarkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Tarkowo in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or Tarków in Masovian Voivodeship (of uncertain origin compare tarka ‘grater rasper’).
Kalicki Polish
Polish: habitational name for someone from a place called Balice.
Czerwiec Polish
Derived from Polish czerwiec "June (month)".
Tolkacz Polish
Variant of Tkacz.
Kondrat Polish
From the given name Kondrat.
Mickiewicz Polish
Polish form of Mitskevich. A notable bearer is Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), the Polish poet of Belarusian origin.
Brodziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called for example Brudzyń (formerly Brodzino) in Konin voivodeship, or Brodna in Piła voivodeship.
Przybylski Polish
A derivative of 'Przybyla', ‘new arrival’, ‘foundling’, with the addition of the surname suffix -ski.
Ćmil Polish
Variant of Trzmiel.
Brzoza Polish
Means "birch tree" in Polish.
Boćwiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Masurian villages.
Lipski Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lipie, Lipsk, Lipsko, Lipy, etc., all named with Polish lipa meaning "lime tree".
Chinc Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Bronikowska f Polish
Feminine form of Bronikowski.
Łuczyński Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Łuczyna or Łuczynów.
Mich Polish, English
From Michaj or Michał in Polish usage. From Michael in English.
Bart German, English, Dutch, French, Polish, Sorbian, Low German, Slovak
Either a German variant of Barth meaning "beard". From the personal name Bart a short form of ancient Germanic names based on the element bert "bright brilliant" as for example Barthold... [more]
Buchcicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Buchcice.
Bialik Polish, Czech, Jewish
Derived from Polish biały meaning "white", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair or a pale complexion. A famous bearer of this name is American actress Mayim Bialik (1975-).
Dominczyk Polish
From the Polish from "Little Lord." The suffix, -czyk generally denotes the diminutiveness of the root word.
Dawiczyk Polish (?)
Last name of father,polish.
Stawelski Polish
Comes from a combination of the two personal names Paweł and Stanley, "Staweł" with the suffix -ski
Czyżyk Polish
Means "siskin (bird)" in Polish.
Januszewski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Januszewo or Januszewice, both derived from the given name Janusz.
Skwierczyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages: Skwierczyn-Dwór, Skwierczyn Lacki, & Skwierczyn-Wieś.
Antkowiak Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.
Pasinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Paszyn in Nowy Sacz voivodeship; also a pet form of Paweł.
Filipczak Polish
Polish cognate of Pylypchuk.
Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.
Wyszyński Polish
It indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
Saładajczyk Polish
A Polish surname consisting of 3 elements: sała or сала a word of East Slavic origin meaning "salo" or "slanina", daj meaning "give" and czyk meaning "son of". The name means "the son of the one who gives the salo".
Harasimowicz Polish
Derived from the given name Harasim.
Wysocki m Polish, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Wysocko, Wysoka or Wysokie, all derived from Polish wysoki meaning "tall, high".
Puławski Polish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Lesser Polish city.
Wrbanek Polish
Polish, Czech (Urbánek), and Sorbian: from a pet form of the personal name Urban . The surname is also established in Germany.
Miotke Polish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Polish Miotka, a nickname derived from miotac 'to throw or toss'.
Bogusz Polish
From Bogusz, a diminutive of a name with the element bogu ("god") such as Bogdan, Boguchwał, Bogusław or Chwalibóg.
Czak Polish
From Old Polish czakać meaning "to wait", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czabor or Czasław.
Wisneski Polish
A derivate of Wiśniewski, which is said to mean "The Little Cherry Tree"
Stańczak Polish
Possibly a variant of Stańczyk.
Wichorek Polish (Anglicized), English (American)
Americanized form of Wieczorek. Alternatively, it may be a variant of Wicherek.
Bujalski Polish
Nickname for a storyteller, Polish bujała.
Wujek Polish
It literally means "uncle" in Polish but it could possibly refer to the Polesian village of the same name.
Dymek Polish
Diminutive of Polish dym meaning "smoke".
Bujnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bujnowo or Bujnow, named with bujny ‘luxuriant’, ‘bushy’, ‘fertile’.
Koniński m Polish
Derived from Polish koń, meaning "horse." It can also refer to the city of Konin in Poland.
Mozol Polish, Ukrainian
Means "callous, hands with callous".
Przysługak Polish
Comes from "przysługa" meaning "favor"
Boguś Polish
Variant of Bogusz.
Bielecki Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bielcza, derived from Polish biel meaning "white".
Sroka Polish
Means "magpie" in Polish.
Gzheskovyak Polish (Ukrainianized), Polish (Russified)
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Polish surname Grześkowiak.
Lanckoroński Polish
This denotes familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Lanckorona.
Grabińska f Polish
Feminine form of Grabiński.
Blazkowicz Polish
From the video game series, Wolfenstein, Blazkowicz is the main character.
Stryjewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Stryjów in Zamość voivodeship, named with stryj meaning "paternal uncle", "father’s brother".
Polack Polish, Jewish
Anglicized from POLAK.
Rabsztyński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Rabsztyn.
Czesky Czech, Polish
Czesky means "bohemian" in Polish.
Liwosz Polish
It comes from the name "liswoze" which means to be a all around "good person". Even though it is a nickname, It may have been derived from occupation because of the name's meaning to be a "Funny man".
Goretzka Polish
Meaning "female highlander" in Polish.
Ponińska f Polish
Feminine form of Poniński.
Gawoł Polish (Rare)
Silesian variant of Gaweł.
Zawacki m Polish
Variant of Zawadzki.
Boguszewska f Polish
Feminine form of Boguszewski.
Skorupa Polish, Jewish
Derived from Polish skorupa meaning "shell", hence a nickname for a secretive individual.
Kukowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kukowo in Wlolawek voivodeship or Kuków in Bielsko-Biala voivodeship, named with kuk, the cry of the cuckoo.
Hofman mu Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Slovak
Derived from German Hoffmann.
Karczewski Polish
habitational name for someone from Karczew, named with Polish karcz ‘stump’.
Bierkle German (Anglicized), Polish (Anglicized)
The surname Bierkle is most likely an anglicized form of the Polish Bierkowski, or the German Bierkandt.... [more]
Błędowski m Polish
Habitational name for a person from a place named Błędowa, Błędowo or Błędów.
Radoliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Radolin.
Góra Polish
A Polish and Jewish name that means; ‘mountain’, ‘hill’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside or in a mountainous district, or perhaps a nickname for a large person
Kozakiewicz Polish
Patronymic from Kozak.
Kowalkowski Polish
habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kowalki or Kowaliki, named with kowalik
Yarosh Ukrainian, Polish (Ukrainianized)
Variant of Yaroshenko or Ukrainianised form of Jarosz.
Mahina Italian, Polish
In Italian, it is likely derived from "màcina," which refers to a millstone or grindstone. This suggests the surname may have been given to individuals who worked as millers or lived near a place with such a feature... [more]
Bagińska f Polish
Feminine form of Bagiński.
Abgarowiczowa f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Historical married name of Abgarowicz.
Prorok Polish
The meaning of prorok is prophet. It was the maiden name of my maternal grandmother. It is not a common name. Her family was from the southeastern part of Poland.
Lisiecki Polish
Habitational name for someone from Lisiec in Konin voivodeship or a place called Liszki, both named with lis meaning "fox".
Szmanda Polish
Polish pronunciation is "sh-MAHN-dah" and Hungarian pronunciation is "s-MAHN-dah".
Pieech Polish
Alternate spelling of Piech.
Wierzbowski Polish
Taken from the word wierzba meaning "willow", this name may have designated someone who lived near a willow tree.
Bohusz Polish (Rare)
Variant of Bogusz, influenced by Ukrainian.
Florkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Florków in Częstochowa voivodeship, or Florki from Przemyśl voivodeship, both so named from Florek, a pet form of the personal name Florian.
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.
Rachlyn Jewish (Rare), Polish (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Rachlyn is a Jewish surname derived directly from polish "Rachman". This surname is very rare and apparently only few members in Brazil, descendants of Polish survivors of Holocaust.... [more]
Augustyniak Polish
Derived from the given name Augustyn.
Tarnowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish city of Tarnów.
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Baksa Polish
From Polish meaning "hawser".
Farion Ukrainian (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]
Purzycki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Masovian villages: Purzyce, Purzyce-Rozwory, or Purzyce-Trojany.
Dźwigał Polish
Derived from Polish dźwigać "to lift; to lug".
Żywiecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.
Uzarski Polish
Either means "nobility" or "servant of nobility"
Murkowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Murkowo.
Wędrogowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wędrogów.
Naczk Polish
Pomeranian form of Naczek, a diminutive of a given name beginning with Naczę such as Naczęsław or Naczęmir.
Bizon Polish
Nickname from bizon meaning "whip", used for a big, ponderous person.
Szalma Polish, Hungarian
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Jozef, Małgorzata, Wiesław, Wojiech.... [more]
Mroczkowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Mroczkowa, Mroczków or Mroczkowice, all derived from Polish mroczek meaning "house bat".
Bogusławski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Boguslaw or Boguslawice, both derived from the given name Bogusław.
Gronkowski Polish
Originally indicated a person who came from Gronków, a village in southern Poland.
Gierlachowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Gierlachów.
Kluczewski m Polish
Habititional surname for someone from a village called Klucze or Kluczewo.
Zielona f Polish
Strictly feminine form of Zielony.
Chmara Polish
Derived from proto-slavic *xmara meaning "dusky"
Sandusky Polish
Germanized spelling of Sandowski or Sedowski.
Truszkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Truszków in Lublin voivodeship.
Krukowsky Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Krukowski, used outside Poland.
Stanczak Polish
Unaccented form of Stańczak.
Sawicki Polish
This indicates familial origin anywhere within a cluster of 3 Podlachian villages in Gmina Repki: Sawice-Dwór, Sawice-Wieś, or Sawice-Bronisze.
Szeremet Polish
Polish cognate of Şeremet.
Szeremeta Polish
Polish cognate of Sheremeta.
Zaborowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zaborowski.
Potulicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 Greater Polish villages named Potulice.
Czerno Polish
Might be the Polonised form of čĭrnŭ meaning "black".
Skura Polish
Polish name meaning tanner.
Jaroch Polish, Medieval Slavic
From the given name Jarosław. It is also used as a diminutive of Jarosław in some Polish communities.
Burkowski Polish
It is composed of buk (Common Slavic for "beech tree") and the Slavic suffixes -ov and -ski. In some cases, the name may originate from a toponym
Koralewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Koralewo in Ciechanów voivodeship.
Kraina Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
From Old Slavic крайина (krajina) "country" or from крайь (krajĭ) "border", ultimately from кройити (krojiti) "to cut".
Muszynski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Muszyna in Nowy Sacz voivodeship and elsewhere, named with mucha "fly" (see Mucha).
Gąsiorowska f Polish
Feminine form of Gąsiorowski.
Chrome Polish, Czech, Slovak
Chrome comes from the Polish word chromy, meaning "lame".
Skalaban Polish, French, Spanish (?)
Polish word Skal meaning "Justice" and French word Aban meaning someone who lives near a forest.
Benkowski Polish
Polish Origin
Arczyński Polish
Patronymic from a name beginning with Jaro- (meaning "strong; robust") such as Jarosław, Jaromir or Jarogniew, suffixed with -yński based on habitational surnames.
Kutz Polish
Germanized form of Polish Kuc "pony", "short person".
Koniecpolski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Koniecpol.
Hinc Polish
From German Hinz, ultimately from the given name Heinrich.
Kowerski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Kowersk.
Żelazny Polish
Means "(made of) iron" in Polish, used as a nickname for a person with a strong personality.
Boguszewicz Polish
Patronymic from Bogusz with the suffix -ewicz.
Konieczna f Polish
Feminine form of Konieczny.