Ziółkowski (feminine Ziółkowska, plural Ziółkowscy) is a Polish surname. It is a
toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, related to the place named
Ziółków.
ZIÓŁKOWSKI
citing Jan Siwik, ''Encyklopedia nazwisk i przydomków szlacheckich'', Warsaw, 2010, p. 784 It may refer to:
* Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (born 1949), Polish author
* Andrew Ziolkowski (1963–1994), Australian politician
* Fabrice Ziolkowski
Fabrice Ziolkowski (born January 28, 1954) is a French-born screenwriter, best known for writing Cartoon Saloon's debut Oscar-nominated film '' The Secret of Kells'', the animated series '' Gawayn'', and directing and producing the avant-garde d ...
(born 1954), French-American screenwriter, director, producer, and voice director
* Jan M. Ziolkowski (born 1956), American linguist and philosopher
* Janusz Ziółkowski
Janusz Aleksander Ziółkowski (6 April 1924, in Sosnowiec – 5 April 2000) was a Polish sociologist and politician. He was a professor of sociology at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and briefly (in 1981) its rector. He was a Sol ...
(1924–2000), Polish sociologist
* Jim Ziolkowski, American businessman
* Korczak Ziolkowski
Korczak Ziolkowski (; September 6, 1908 – October 20, 1982) was a Polish-American artist and sculptor known for designing the Crazy Horse Memorial.
Early life
Ziolkowski was born September 6, 1908, in Boston to Polish parents. Orphaned at ...
(1908–1982), Polish-American designer and sculptor
* Marek Ziółkowski (born 1955), Polish diplomat
* Richard W. Ziolkowski, American scientist and engineer
* Ruth Ziolkowski (1926–2014), American director of Crazy Horse Memorial
* Szymon Ziółkowski
Szymon Jerzy Ziółkowski (; born 1 July 1976 in Poznań) is a retired Polish hammer thrower and politician.
An Olympic gold medal winner from Sydney 2000, he also won a gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton with a career be ...
(born 1976), Polish hammer thrower
* Theodore Ziolkowski
Theodore Ziolkowski (September 30, 1932 – December 5, 2020) was a scholar in the fields of German studies and comparative literature. He coined the term " fifth gospel genre".
Early life
Theodore J. Ziolkowski was born on September 30, 1932, i ...
(1932–2020), American scholar in German studies and comparative literature
See also
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*Żółkowski Żółkowski (masculine), Żółkowska (feminine) is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from the place name Żółkwy.
Spelling variants include Żołkowski, Żułkowski, Zółkowski, etc.
Notable people with this last name include:
* ...
*Żółkiewski
Żółkiewski family () is a Polish magnate family of Lubicz coat of arms. The family is of Ruthenian ( Galicia, Polish: ''Ruś Halicka'') origin, and the name derives from the village of Żółkiew (now Zhovkva) near Lviv, although the family, t ...
References
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Polish-language surnames
Toponymic surnames