Wojciechowski
Wojciechowski ([vɔi̯t͡ɕɛˈxɔfskʲi]; feminine: Wojciechowska [vɔi̯t͡ɕɛˈxɔfska]; plural Wojciechowscy [vɔi̯t͡ɕɛˈxɔfst͡sɨ]) is the 16th most common surname in Poland (66,879 people in 2009)[1] and also the third most common in Greater Poland (12,928). It is derived from the Polish first name Wojciech.
Over 50% of Poles with this surname live in Greater Poland, Mazovia and Kujawy.
The Czech equivalent is Vojtěchovský, the Russian is Войтеховский.
Notable people
- Antoni Wojciechowski (1905–1938) - Polish chess master
- Asher Wojciechowski (born 1988) - American baseball player
- Dariusz Wojciechowski (born 1968), professional cyclist
- Gene Wojciechowski, senior sports columnist, ESPN
- Greg Wojciechowski (born 1951), former professional wrestler
- Guilherme Wojciechowski (born 1983), TV host and journalist in Brazil
- Krzysztof Wojciechowski (b. 1956) - Polish author
- Maia Wojciechowska (1927–2002), Polish-American novelist known for children's and young-adult fiction
- John Wojciechowski (born 1963), American football Offensive tackle for Chicago Bears
- Martyna Wojciechowska (born 1974), Polish journalist
- Paul Wojciechowski (born 1969), Australian Ambassador to Poland 2016-2019
- Paweł Wojciechowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
- Sergei Wojciechowski (1883–1951), Russian White Army Major-General
- Stanisław Wojciechowski (1869–1953), President of Poland 1922-26
- Steve Wojciechowski, Duke University point guard 1994–1998
- Steve Wojciechowski (ice hockey) (born 1922), professional ice hockey player
- Tytus Woyciechowski (1808-1879), Polish politician, friend of Frederic Chopin
- Zygmunt Wojciechowski (1900–1955), Polish historian, founder of the Western Institute (Instytut Zachodni) in Poznań
See also
- Wojciech, a Polish given name
- Wojciechów (disambiguation)
References
- ^ Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved August 19, 2013.
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