Czyż () is a surname of

Polish language Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In add ...

origin, meaning "

siskin The name siskin when referring to a bird is derived from an adaptation of the German dialect words ''sisschen'', ''zeischen'', which are diminutive forms of Middle High German (''zîsec'') and Middle Low German (''ziseke'', ''sisek'') words, which ...

". Surnames of similar derivations include Czyżewski and Czyżowicz. The Czech/Slovak equivalent is Číž and the Belarusian form is

Chyzh Chyzh ( be, Чыж) or Chizh (russian: Чиж) is an East Slavic surname referring to the Eurasian siskin (''Spinus spinus''). It is equivalent to the Polish surname Czyż and the Czech surname Číž. Notable people with this surname include: * ...

. The surname may refer to: *

Bobby Czyz Robert Edward Czyz ( ; born February 10, 1962) is an American retired boxer and commentator. Czyz was a two-division world titlist at light heavyweight and cruiserweight. Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey. He grew up in Wanaque, New Jersey a ...

(born 1962), American boxer * Henryk Czyż (1923–2003), Polish musician *

Olek Czyż Aleksander "Olek" Czyż is a Polish professional basketball player. He has also represented the Polish national team. Early years and college Czyż grew up playing basketball in Poland. He first started playing when he was 10 years old for a cl ...

(born 1990), Polish basketball player * Przemysław Czyż (born 1972), Polish diplomat *

Szymon Czyż Szymon Czyż (born 8 July 2001) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze, on loan from Raków Częstochowa. Professional career A youth product of Arka Gdynia and Lech Poznań, Czyż sign ...

(born 2001), Polish footballer * Tom Czyz, American detective * Vincent Czyz, American

avant-garde The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or ' vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical ...

fiction writer * Wojtek Czyz (born 1980), German Paralympic track and field athlete * Lejzor Czyż, the birth name of

Leonard Chess Lejzor Szmuel Czyż (March 12, 1917 – October 16, 1969), best known as Leonard Sam Chess, was a Polish-American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues, Chicago b ...

(1917–1969), American record company executive * Fiszel Czyż, the birth name of

Phil Chess Philip Chess (born Fiszel Czyż; March 27, 1921 – October 18, 2016) was a Polish-born American record producer and company executive, the co-founder with his brother of Chess Records. Early life Chess was born to a Polish-Jewish family in the ...

(1921–2016), American record company executive

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