Wiśniewski
Wiśniewski (Polish pronunciation: [viɕˈɲɛfskʲi]; feminine: Wiśniewska, plural Wiśniewscy) is the third most common surname in Poland (111,174 people in 2009).[1] The name roughly translates to "from the town of the cherry tree". The English transliterated equivalent Vishnevski is common among other Slavic people: Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and others. In non-slavic Romania, the name took the Latin derived suffix –escu, as Vișinescu.
History
- House of Wiśniowiecki, a Polish princely family of Ruthenian-Lithuanian origin
Surname in voivodships
Wiśniewski surname in voivodships:
- Wiśniewski: 1st in Warmia-Masuria (7,994),
- Wiśniewski: 1st in Pomerania (7,446),
- Wiśniewski: 2nd in Mazovia (21,940),
- Wiśniewski: 2nd in Kuyavia-Pomerania (18,410),
- Wiśniewski: 3rd in West Pomerania (6,284),
People
Wisniewski
- Andreas Wisniewski (born 1959), German actor and dancer
- Alexander Wisniewski (born 1989), American Photographer
- Connie Wisniewski (1922–1995), American baseball pitcher
- David Wisniewski (1953–2002), British children's author
- Edgar Wisniewski (1930–2007), German architect de:Edgar Wisniewski
- James Wisniewski (born 1984), American ice hockey player
- John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), American politician
- Keith Wisniewski (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Leo Wisniewski (born 1959), American football player
- Paul Wisniewski (born 1949), British radio broadcaster and television reporter
- Stefan Wisniewski (born 1953), German member of the Red Army Faction
- Steve Wisniewski (born 1967), American football player
Wiśniewski
- Adam Wiśniewski, Polish handballer
- Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995), Polish science fiction author
- Jacek Wiśniewski (born 1974), Polish footballer
- Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski, Polish footballer
- Janek Wiśniewski, fictional name for Zbigniew Godlewski (1952–1970), Polish demonstrator
- Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish writer and chemist
- Michał Wiśniewski (born 1972), Polish pop vocalist
- Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (1931–1994), Polish astronomer
- 2256 Wiśniewski, an asteroid named in his honour
- Zenon Wiśniewski (born 1959), Polish politician
Wiśniewska
- Ania Wiśniewska (born 1977), Polish pop singer
- Ewa Wiśniewska (born 1942), Polish actress
- Jadwiga Wiśniewska (born 1963), Polish politician
- Joanna Wiśniewska (born 1972), Polish discus thrower
- Lucyna Wiśniewska (born 1955), Polish politician
- Marta Wiśniewska (born 1978), Polish dancer and singer, also known as Mandaryna
- Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born 1959), Polish politician
Wisnieski
- Maryan Wisnieski (born 1937), French footballer
Wischnewski
- Anke Wischnewski (born 1978), German luger
- Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005), German politician
- Siegfried Wischnewski (1922–1989), German actor
Wiśniowski
- Łukasz Wiśniowski (born 1991), Polish racing cyclist
- Michal Wisniowski (born 1980), Polish artist
Places
- Wólka Wiśniewska, a village in east-central Poland
- Wiśniew, Siedlce County, a village in Poland
- Wiśniew, Mińsk County, a village in Poland
- Wiśniewo, other places in Poland
See also
- Vishnevsky, similar Russian surname
- Vishnevetsky, similar Ukrainian name
References
- ↑ Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved 2013-02-28.
External links
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