Piotrowski (Polish pronunciation: ; feminine: Piotrowska, plural: Piotrowscy) is a Polish surname derived from the masculine given name Piotr (Peter). The name, and its variations indicate a family's origin as being from a town, such as for instance Piotrów and Piotrowo, or a toponym (place name) deriving from a holding, manor or estate. Variants and related names include Piotrowicz, Piotrowiak, Piotrowsky, Pietrowski, Pietrkowski, Pietrowsky, and Pietrowiak.
This surname is mainly found in Poland and Russia and the former territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is particularly widespread in Poland, where it is the 19th most common surname, with 61,844 bearers in 2009. Descendants of certain noble families, including that of a minor Tatar Knyaz that most likely had Naiman-Beg's youngest son, also bear the name or variations thereof. Comital and baronial branches exist as well. The earliest recorded usage of the surname can be traced back to the 11th century.
Heraldry
Various noble coats of arms have been associated with the Piotrowski family. The name has been associated with the Abdank, Belina, Ginwiłł, Gozdawa, Jastrzębiec, Junosza, Korwin, Kotwica, Leliwa, Lis, Nieczuja, Poraj, Prus, Przerowa, Rawa, Ślepowron, and Świnka coats of arms.
Podlasie
According to Polish heraldist Kasper Niesiecki (1682–1744), families bearing Piotr-derived surnames living in the region formerly known as Podlasie were often represented by the Gozdawa coat of arms. Notable members of this branch include Piotr Piotrowski, parliamentary representative in 1591, and Dr. Łukasz Piotrowski of the Academy of Cracow and author of Grammaticarum institutionum libros 4. Cracov. in 4to.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Families with these surnames living in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the area surrounding Drohiczyn bore the Junosza coat of arms. Some notable personalities who bore this coat of arms include:
- Aleksander z Trojan Piotrowski, Borough Scriptor (pisarz grodzki) of Ashmyany and Sejm tax collector (1618)
- Stanisław Piotrowski, Crown and Lithuanian Treasury Clerk (pisarz skarbowy koronny i litewski) (1632)
- Jakub Piotrowski, Podstoli of Lublin
Bearers
- Agnieszka Piotrowska (born 1964), Polish filmmaker
- Antoni Piotrowski (Bulgarian: Антони Пьотровски, Antoni Pyotrovski; 1853–1924), Polish painter
- Bernadeta Bocek-Piotrowska (born 1970), Polish cross country skier
- Charles Piotrowski Jr (Born 1974) American Police Officer and Downhill Skier
- Damian Piotrowski (born 1987), Polish footballer
- Edward W. Piotrowski (born 1955), Polish physicist
- Gosia Piotrowska, Polish television actress
- Irene Piotrowski (1941–2020), Canadian athlete
- Jakub Piotrowski (born 1997), Polish footballer
- John L. Piotrowski (born 1934), U.S. Air Force general
- Józef Piotrowski (1840–1923), Russian enlightener
- Kathrin Piotrowski (born 1980), German badminton player
- Lillian Piotrowski (1911–1974), American politician
- Luke Piotrowski, American screenwriter
- Marek Piotrowski (born 1964), Polish kickboxer and boxer
- Maximilian Piotrowski (1813–1875), Polish painter
- Mirosław Piotrowski (born 1966), Polish politician
- Oskar Piotrowski (chess player) (fl. 1902–1935), Polish chess master
- Oskar Piotrowski (gymnast) (born 1996), Polish acrobatic gymnast
- Paweł Piotrowski (born 1985), Polish Paralympic athlete
- Robert Piotrowski (born 1963), American architect
- Rachel Piotrowski, Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryszard Piotrowski (1924–2016), Polish war hero
- Sebastian Piotrowski (born 1990), German-Polish footballer
- Tadeusz Piotrowski (footballer) (1947–2023), Polish association footballer and manager
- Tadeusz Piotrowski (linguist) [pl], (born 1957), professor of linguistics and lexicographer
- Tadeusz Piotrowski (activist) [pl] (1945–1994), social activist and board member of the Polish Red Cross
- Tadeusz Piotrowski (mountaineer) (1940–1986), mountaineer and writer
- Tadeusz Piotrowski (sailor) (born 1940), sailor, engineer, and former Olympian.
- Tadeusz Piotrowski (sociologist) (born 1940), sociologist, historian and writer
- Tatjana Piotrowski, German molecular geneticist
- Teresa Piotrowska (born 1955), Polish politician
- Tom Piotrowski (basketball) (born 1960), American basketball player
- Tom Piotrowski (economist) (born c. 1960s), Australian economist
- Zofia Piotrowska mother of Ivan Kalyayev
- Zygmunt A. Piotrowski (1904–1985), Polish born, American psychologist
See also
- Wólka Piotrowska, a village in Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland
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.
External links
- "Piotrowski". About.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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