Wojciechowski (; feminine: Wojciechowska ; plural Wojciechowscy ) is the 16th most common surname in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

(66,879 people in 2009)

Ministry of Interior (Poland) The Ministry of the Interior (Polish: ''Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych'', ''MSW'') was a ministry responsible for internal security, law enforcement, civil defence and registry functions in Poland. The current ministry was formed on 18 November ...

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Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009
'' (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). and also the third most common in

Greater Poland Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city ...

(12,928). It is derived from the Polish first name

Wojciech Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two components in archaic Polish: * ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojowni ...

. Over 50% of Poles with this surname live in

Mazovia Mazovia or Masovia ( pl, Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Throughout the centuri ...

and

Kujawy Kuyavia ( pl, Kujawy; german: Kujawien; la, Cuiavia), also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into thr ...

. The

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

equivalent is , the

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

is , the

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

is , and the

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Je ...

is .

Notable people

Antoni Wojciechowski Antoni Wojciechowski (6 June 1905 – 19 January 1938) was a Polish chess master. He was a well-known player in Poznań in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1926, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the Poznań chess championship. The same year, he won at the Pozna� ...

(1905–1938), Polish chess master *

Asher Wojciechowski Randall Asher Wojciechowski ( ; born December 21, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees. Early life Wo ...

(born 1988), American baseball player * Dariusz Wojciechowski (born 1968), Polish cyclist * Gene Wojciechowski, American sportswriter *

Greg Wojciechowski Gregory M. Wojciechowski (born 1951) is a former American amateur wrestler and professional wrestler, best known by his ring name The Great Wojo, who competed primarily for the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association during the 1980s, most ...

(born 1951), American wrestler *

Maia Wojciechowska Maia Teresa Wojciechowska (August 7, 1927 – June 13, 2002) was a Polish-American writer best known for children's and young adult fiction. Her first book and two books for adults were published under her married name Maia Rodman. Life Wojciec ...

(1927–2002), Polish-American novelist *

John Wojciechowski John Stanley Wojciechowski (born July 30, 1963) is a former professional American football offensive tackle who played seven seasons for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. According to a statistic on the back of a 1994 Topps John ...

(born 1963), American football player * Julia Wojciechowska (1915–1986), Polish gymnast *

Kazimierz Wojciechowski Kazimierz Wojciechowski, SDB (16 August 1904, in Jasło – 27 June 1941, at Auschwitz) was a Polish Catholic priest, a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He was involved in the education of the youth, and after the Nazi invasion of Poland ...

(1904–1941), Polish Catholic clergyman *

Martyna Wojciechowska Martyna Wojciechowska (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 September 1974 in Warsaw as Marta Eliza Wojciechowska) is a Polish TV presenter, mountaineer, traveller, journalist, sportswoman and writer. In 2010, she completed the Seven Summits. She pres ...

(born 1974), Polish journalist *

Mathieu Wojciechowski Mathieu Wojciechowski (born 20 October 1992) is a French-Polish basketball player for CSP Limoges of the LNB Pro A. Wojciechowski usually plays at the power forward position. Professional career In July 2015, Wojciechowski signed with Limoges ...

, French basketball player * Oliwier Wojciechowski, Polish footballer *

Paweł Wojciechowski (disambiguation) Paweł Wojciechowski may refer to: * Paweł Wojciechowski (economist) (born 1960), Polish economist * Paweł Wojciechowski (footballer born 1984), Polish footballer * Paweł Wojciechowski (pole vaulter) (born 1989), Polish pole vaulter * Paweł ...

, multiple individuals *

Sergei Wojciechowski Sergey Nikolayevich Voytsekhovsky (russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Войцехо́вский; cs, Sergej Nikolajevič Vojcechovský; 16 October 1883 in Vitebsk – 7 April 1951) was a Colonel of the Imperial Russian Army, Maj ...

(1883–1951), Russian

White Army The White Army (russian: Белая армия, Belaya armiya) or White Guard (russian: Бѣлая гвардія/Белая гвардия, Belaya gvardiya, label=none), also referred to as the Whites or White Guardsmen (russian: Бѣлогв� ...

Major-General *

Stanisław Wojciechowski Stanisław Wojciechowski (; 15 March 1869 – 9 April 1953) was a Polish politician and scholar who served as President of Poland between 1922 and 1926, during the Second Polish Republic. He was elected president in 1922, following the assassin ...

(1869–1953), President of Poland 1922–26 *

Steve Wojciechowski Steven Michael Wojciechowski (born August 11, 1976), also known as Wojo, is an American basketball coach and former player who was the head coach at Marquette University for seven seasons. He previously played and coached under head coach Mike K ...

(born 1976), American basketball player and coach *

Steve Wojciechowski (ice hockey) Stephen Wochy (''né'' Wojciechowski; December 25, 1922) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who played 54 games for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League between 1944 and 1946. The rest of his career, which lasted ...

(born 1922), Canadian ice hockey player *

Tytus Woyciechowski Tytus Sylwester Woyciechowski (31 December 1808 – 23 March 1879) was a Polish political activist, agriculturalist, and patron of art. He was an early friend of the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. The spelling of Woyciechowski's surname is ...

(1808–1879), Polish politician *

Ziemowit Wojciechowski Ziemowit Wojciechowski (born 3 October 1948) is a Polish former fencer. He is more commonly known as Ziemek. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was married to British Olympic fencer Susan Wriggle ...

, Polish fencer *

Zofia Wojciechowska-Grabska Zofia Wojciechowska-Grabska (April 27, 1905 – October 10, 1992) was a Polish painter. She was the daughter of President of Poland Stanisław Wojciechowski and First Lady Maria Wojciechowska. Biography She graduated from the Female State ...

(1905–1992), Polish painter *

Zygmunt Wojciechowski Zygmunt Wojciechowski (27 April 1900 – 14 October 1955) was a Polish historian and nationalist politician. Born in 1900 in then-Austria, he obtained a doctorate from medieval history at Lviv University. In 1925 he moved to Poznań, where ...

(1900–1955), Polish historian

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