
Polish surnames are known from the Middle Ages, but only 200 years ago the inherited surnames become compulsory. The most popular Polish names ''Nowak'', ''Nowakowski'', ''Nowacki'' and ''Nowicki'' are variants meaning ''a new man'', ''Przybyszewski'' and ''Przybylski'' mean ''incoming man''. There are many names coming from a profession, e.g ''Kowalski'' and ''Kowalczyk'' come from ''kowal'' (=''smith''), ''Woźniak'' means ''a driver''. There are surnames coming from the first names like: ''Piotrowski'' from ''Piotr'' (=''Peter''), ''Jankowski'' from ''Jan'' (=''John''). Other names come from the trees: ''Wiśniewski'', ''Wiszniewski'', ''Wiśniowski'' and ''Wiśniowiecki'' from ''wiśnia'' (''a cherry, cherry-tree''); ''Dąbrowski'' from ''dąbrowa'' (=''an oak-wood''). Large quantity of surnames with ''-ski'' and ''-cki'' suffixes come from a place name, usually place of origin, for example ''Poznański'' means ''from Poznań'' ##### == Top 15 most popular surnames in Poland: == * 1. Nowak : 203,506 * 2. Kowalski : 139,719 * 3. Wisniewski : 109,855 * 4. Wójcik : 99,509 * 5. Kowalczyk : 97,796 * 6. Kaminski : 94,499 * 7. Lewandowski : 92,449 * 8. Zielinski : 91,043 * 9. Szymanski : 89,091 * 10. Wozniak : 88,039 * 11. Dabrowski : 86,132 * 12. Kozlowski : 75,962 * 13. Jankowski : 68,514 * 14. Mazur : 66,773 * 15. Wojciechowski : 66,361 == Top 3 most popular surnames by region: == * Voivodship: Greater Poland * 1. Nowak : 35,011 * 2. Kaczmarek : 24,185 * 3. Wojciechowski : 12,928 * Voivodship: Silesia * 1. Nowak : 31,838 * 2. Kowalski : 11,811 * 3. Wójcik : 11,440 * Voivodship: Mazovia * 1. Kowalski : 26,270 * 2. Wisniewski : 21,940 * 3. Kowalczyk : 21,586 * Voivodship: Lesser Poland * 1. Nowak : 23,671 * 2. Wójcik : 13,347 * 3. Zajac : 10,206 * Voivodship: Kuyavia-Pomerania * 1. Lewandowski : 23,133 * 2. Wisniewski : 18,410 * 3. Kowalski : 12,076 * Voivodship: Lodz Land * 1. Nowak : 15,460 * 2. Kowalski : 15,005 * 3. Kowalczyk : 13,121 * Voivodship: Lower Silesia * 1. Nowak : 13,217 * 2. Kowalski : 9,429 * 3. Wójcik : 7,046 * Voivodship: Lublin Land * 1. Wójcik : 12,937 * 2. Mazurek : 9,644 * 3. Mazur : 8,019 * Voivodship: Subcarpathia * 1. Mazur : 9,530 * 2. Nowak : 9,301 * 3. Baran : 8,022 * Voivodship: Warmia-Masuria * 1. Wisniewski : 7,994 * 2. Kozlowski : 7,764 * 3. Kowalski : 6,480 * Voivodship: Pomerania * 1. Wisniewski : 7,446 * 2. Kaminski : 6,752 * 3. Lewandowski : 6,687 * Voivodship: West Pomerania * 1. Nowak : 7,444 * 2. Kowalski : 6,345 * 3. Wisniewski : 6,284 * Voivodship: Podlachia * 1. Dabrowski : 7,177 * 2. Kozlowski : 5,560 * 3. Zalewski : 5,165 * Voivodship: Opole Silesia * 1. Nowak : 5,538 * 2. Wieczorek : 2,654 * 3. Mazur : 2,512 * Voivodship: Lubusz Land * 1. Nowak : 5,444 * 2. Kaczmarek : 3,121 * 3. Kowalski : 2,904 * Voivodship: Swietokrzyskie * 1. Nowak : 5,538 * 2. Wieczorek : 2,654 * 3. Mazur : 2,512 == See also: == * List of most popular family names * Family name Polish surnames
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Polish surnames are known from the Middle Ages, but only 200 years ago the inherited surnames become compulsory. The most popular Polish names ''Nowak'', ''Nowakowski'', ''Nowacki'' and ''Nowicki'' are variants meaning ''a new man'', ''Przybyszewski'' and ''Przybylski'' mean ''incoming man''. There are many names coming from a profession, e.g ''Kowalski'' and ''Kowalczyk'' come from ''kowal'' (=''smith''), ''Woźniak'' means ''a driver''. There are surnames coming from the first names like: ''Piotrowski'' from ''Piotr'' (=''Peter''), ''Jankowski'' from ''Jan'' (=''John''). Other names come from the trees: ''Wiśniewski'', ''Wiszniewski'', ''Wiśniowski'' and ''Wiśniowiecki'' from ''wiśnia'' (''a cherry, cherry-tree''); ''Dąbrowski'' from ''dąbrowa'' (=''an oak-wood''). Large quantity of surnames with ''-ski'' and ''-cki'' suffixes come from a place name, usually place of origin, for example ''Poznański'' means ''from Poznań'' ##### == Top 15 most popular surnames in Poland: == * 1. Nowak : 203,506 * 2. Kowalski : 139,719 * 3. Wisniewski : 109,855 * 4. Wójcik : 99,509 * 5. Kowalczyk : 97,796 * 6. Kaminski : 94,499 * 7. Lewandowski : 92,449 * 8. Zielinski : 91,043 * 9. Szymanski : 89,091 * 10. Wozniak : 88,039 * 11. Dabrowski : 86,132 * 12. Kozlowski : 75,962 * 13. Jankowski : 68,514 * 14. Mazur : 66,773 * 15. Wojciechowski : 66,361 == Top 3 most popular surnames by region: == * Voivodship: Greater Poland * 1. Nowak : 35,011 * 2. Kaczmarek : 24,185 * 3. Wojciechowski : 12,928 * Voivodship: Silesia * 1. Nowak : 31,838 * 2. Kowalski : 11,811 * 3. Wójcik : 11,440 * Voivodship: Mazovia * 1. Kowalski : 26,270 * 2. Wisniewski : 21,940 * 3. Kowalczyk : 21,586 * Voivodship: Lesser Poland * 1. Nowak : 23,671 * 2. Wójcik : 13,347 * 3. Zajac : 10,206 * Voivodship: Kuyavia-Pomerania * 1. Lewandowski : 23,133 * 2. Wisniewski : 18,410 * 3. Kowalski : 12,076 * Voivodship: Lodz Land * 1. Nowak : 15,460 * 2. Kowalski : 15,005 * 3. Kowalczyk : 13,121 * Voivodship: Lower Silesia * 1. Nowak : 13,217 * 2. Kowalski : 9,429 * 3. Wójcik : 7,046 * Voivodship: Lublin Land * 1. Wójcik : 12,937 * 2. Mazurek : 9,644 * 3. Mazur : 8,019 * Voivodship: Subcarpathia * 1. Mazur : 9,530 * 2. Nowak : 9,301 * 3. Baran : 8,022 * Voivodship: Warmia-Masuria * 1. Wisniewski : 7,994 * 2. Kozlowski : 7,764 * 3. Kowalski : 6,480 * Voivodship: Pomerania * 1. Wisniewski : 7,446 * 2. Kaminski : 6,752 * 3. Lewandowski : 6,687 * Voivodship: West Pomerania * 1. Nowak : 7,444 * 2. Kowalski : 6,345 * 3. Wisniewski : 6,284 * Voivodship: Podlachia * 1. Dabrowski : 7,177 * 2. Kozlowski : 5,560 * 3. Zalewski : 5,165 * Voivodship: Opole Silesia * 1. Nowak : 5,538 * 2. Wieczorek : 2,654 * 3. Mazur : 2,512 * Voivodship: Lubusz Land * 1. Nowak : 5,444 * 2. Kaczmarek : 3,121 * 3. Kowalski : 2,904 * Voivodship: Swietokrzyskie * 1. Nowak : 5,538 * 2. Wieczorek : 2,654 * 3. Mazur : 2,512 == See also: == * List of most popular family names * Family name Polish surnames
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