Piotrowski (Polish pronunciation: ; feminine: Piotrowska, plural: Piotrowscy) is a

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derived from the masculine given name ''Piotr'' (

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). The name, and its variations indicate a family's origin as being from a town, such as for instance Piotrów and Piotrowo, or a toponym (place name) deriving from a holding, manor or estate. Variants and related names include ''Piotrowicz'', ''Piotrowiak'', ''Piotrowsky'', ''Pietrowski'', ''Pietrkowski'', ''Pietrowsky'', and ''Pietrowiak''. This surname is mainly found in

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and

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and the former territories of the

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. It is particularly widespread in Poland, where it is the 19th most common surname, with 61,844 bearers in 2009.

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.
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'' (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Descendants of certain

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families, including that of a minor

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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

Knyaz that most likely had

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's youngest son, also bear the name or variations thereof.

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and

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branches exist as well. The earliest recorded usage of the surname can be traced back to the 11th century. POL COA Gozdawa

Heraldry

Various noble coats of arms have been associated with the Piotrowski family. The name has been associated with the Abdank, Belina, Ginwiłł, Gozdawa, Jastrzębiec, Junosza,

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Kotwica The ''Kotwica'' (; Polish for "Anchor") was a World War II emblem of the Polish Underground State and ''Armia Krajowa'' (Home Army, or ''AK''). It was created in 1942 by members of the ''AK'' Wawer Minor sabotage unit, as an easily usable embl ...

Leliwa Leliwa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several hundred szlachta families during the existence of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and remains in use today by many of the descendants of these families. The ...

, Lis, Nieczuja, Poraj, Prus, Przerowa, Rawa, Ślepowron, and Świnka coats of arms.

Podlasie

According to Polish

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(1682–1744), families bearing ''Piotr''-derived surnames living in the region formerly known as Podlasie were often represented by the Gozdawa coat of arms. Notable members of this branch include Piotr Piotrowski, parliamentary representative in 1591, and Dr. Łukasz Piotrowski of the Academy of Cracow and author of ''Grammaticarum institutionum libros 4. Cracov. in 4to''.

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Families with these surnames living in the

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and the area surrounding

Drohiczyn Drohiczyn () ( lt, Drohičinas/Drogičinas, be, Дарагічын, ua, Дорогочин, Дорогичин, ''Dorohochyn'', ''Dorohychyn'') is a town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town has a population of 2,11 ...

bore the Junosza coat of arms. Some notable personalities who bore this coat of arms include: * Aleksander z Trojan Piotrowski, Borough Scriptor (''pisarz grodzki'') of

Ashmyany Ashmyany ( be, Ашмя́ны; Łacinka: ''Ašmiany''; russian: Ошмя́ны; lt, Ašmena; pl, Oszmiana; yi, אָשמענע, ''Oshmene'') is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus, located at 50 km from Vilnius. The town is Ashmyany District' ...

and

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...

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(1618) * Stanisław Piotrowski, Crown and Lithuanian Treasury Clerk (''pisarz skarbowy koronny i litewski'') (1632) * Jakub Piotrowski,

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of Lublin

Bearers

* Agnieszka Piotrowska (born 1964), Polish filmmaker *

Antoni Piotrowski Antoni Adam Piotrowski ( bg, Антони Пьотровски, ''Antoni Pyotrovski''; 1853–1924) was a Polish Romanticist and realist painter who worked as war correspondent and illustrator for various Western European weeklies and periodical ...

(Bulgarian: Антони Пьотровски, Antoni Pyotrovski; 1853–1924), Polish painter *

Bernadeta Bocek-Piotrowska Bernadeta Maria Bocek-Piotrowska (born March 11, 1970 in Istebna) is a Polish former cross-country skier who competed in the early 1990s. In the Olympics she was competing in 5, 15 and 30 km races, the 5 + 10 km pursuit and the 4 × 5&nb ...

(born 1970), Polish cross country skier * Charles Piotrowski Jr (Born 1974) American Police Officer and Downhill Skier * Damian Piotrowski (born 1987), Polish footballer * Edward W. Piotrowski (born 1955), Polish physicist * Gosia Piotrowska, Polish television actress * Irene Piotrowski (born 1941), Canadian athlete * John L. Piotrowski (born 1934), U.S. Air Force general * * Kathrin Piotrowski (born 1980), German badminton player * Lillian Piotrowski (1911-1974), American politician * Luke Piotrowski, American screenwriter * Jakub Piotrowski (born 1997), Polish footballer * Marek Piotrowski (born 1964), Polish kickboxer and boxer * (1813-1875), Polish painter * Mirosław Piotrowski (born 1966), Polish politician * * Paweł Piotrowski (born 1985), Polish Paralympic athlete * Robert Piotrowski (born 1963), American architect * Rachel Piotrowski, Canadian ice hockey player * Ryszard Piotrowski (born 1924), Polish war hero * Sebastian Piotrowski (born 1990), German-Polish footballer * * Tatjana Piotrowski, German molecular geneticist *

Teresa Piotrowska Teresa Piotrowska (born 5 February 1955) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 16,716 votes in 4 Bydgoszcz district, as a candidate from the Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska ...

(born 1955), Polish politician * * Zofia Piotrowska mother of

Ivan Kalyayev Ivan Platonovich Kalyayev (russian: Иван Платонович Каляев; 6 July 1877 – 23 May 1905) was a Russian Empire poet, a member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Gran ...

* Zygmunt A. Piotrowski (1904-1985), Polish born, American psychologist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piotrowski Family Polish-language surnames Polish noble families Lithuanian noble families