Sikorski (feminine: Sikorska, plural: Sikorscy) is a

Polish-language surname Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given name ...

. It belongs to several noble Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth families, see . Variants (via other languages) include

Sikorsky Sikorsky or Sikorski may refer to: * Sikorsky (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Sikorsky (crater), a lunar crater * Sikorsky Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer People with the surname * Brian Sikorski (born 1974), Major League Basebal ...

Sikorskyi Ihor Oleksandrovych Sikorskyi (born 29 July 1988) is a Ukrainian amateur football striker who plays for Juniors Shpytky. Career In January 2020 he was expelled from the club Ahrobiznes Volochysk after a trip to Russia to visit his relatives dur ...

, and Sikorskiy. There are several possible origins of the surname. It may originate from the numerous Polish locations named Sikory and literally it is an adjective meaning "of Sikory"/"from Sikory". Other possible locations of origin include Sikorzyn, Sikorz, Sikorze, Sikorycze. Still another origin is from the nickname '' Sikora'', with the main meaning "tit" (bird) and several figurative meanings in Polish.Sikorski
/ref> Notable people with this surname include: *

Ada Fighiera Sikorska Ada Fighiera-Sikorska or Ada Sikorska (26 January 1929 – 7 August 1996) was a Polish Esperantist. She edited the leading newspaper in Esperanto for thirty years. A was a member of the World Association of Esperanto Journalists (TEĴA), the Unio ...

, Polish Esperantist *

Aleksandra Sikorska Aleksandra Sikorska (born ) is a Polish volleyball player. She is part of the Poland women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd editi ...

, Polish volleyball player *

Andrzej Sikorski Andrzej Sikorski (born 4 September 1961) is a Polish former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(born 1961), Polish cyclist * Bobo Sikorski (1927 – 2014), Canadian football player * Brian Sikorski (born 1974), American baseball player * Daniel Sikorski (born 1987), Austrian footballer *

Franciszek Sikorski Franciszek Jozef Sikorski (4 October 1889 Lwów – spring 1940 Kharkov) was a Polish engineer, Brigadier general of the Polish Army and a victim of the Katyn massacre murdered at Kharkiv. Life Sikorski was born in Lemberg, Austrian Galicia, an ...

(1889-1940), Polish engineer an general *

Gerry Sikorski Gerald Edward Sikorski (born April 26, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer from Minnesota. He was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1993, in the 98th, ...

, American politician and lawyer * Hans Sikorski, the founder of Hans Sikorski, music publishing house in Hamburg, Germany * Igor Sikorski (skier), German-born Polish male paralympic alpine skier *

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (russian: И́горь Ива́нович Сико́рский, p=ˈiɡərʲ ɪˈvanəvitʃ sʲɪˈkorskʲɪj, a=Ru-Igor Sikorsky.ogg, tr. ''Ígor' Ivánovich Sikórskiy''; May 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972)Fortie ...

, a Ukrainian-born pioneer in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft; founder of

Sikorsky Aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1923 and was among the first companies to manufacture helicopters for civilian and military use. Pre ...

in Stratford, Connecticut * Jerzy Sikorski (born 1935), Polish historian and writer *

Jolanta Sikorska-Kulesza Jolanta Sikorska-Kulesza (born 1957) is professor (since 2011) at the University of Warsaw, Department of History, member of the Research Team for the Social History of Poland in the 19th and 20th Centuries. She is an alumna of the University of W ...

(born 1957), Polish historian *

Kazimierz Sikorski Kazimierz Sikorski (June 28, 1895 – July 23, 1986) was a Polish composer. His arrangement of the "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" is currently used as the Polish national anthem. Biography Sikorski was born in Zurich, but studied in Warsaw, first mu ...

(1895-1986), Polish composer * Krystian Sikorski, Polish ice hockey player * Radosław Sikorski (born 1963), Polish politician and statesman *

Roman Sikorski Roman Sikorski (July 11, 1920 – September 12, 1983) was a Polish mathematician. Biography Sikorski was a professor at the University of Warsaw from 1952 until 1982. Since 1962, he was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Sikorski's ...

(1920–1983), Polish mathematician * Tomasz Sikorski (1939 – 1988)Polish composer and pianist * Władysław Sikorski (1881–1943), Polish general and Prime Minister in exile during World War II ;Fictional characters: * Rudolf Sikorski, fictional character in several Strugatskys' novels

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