Skowroński
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Skowroński (feminine Skowrońska) is a Polish surname. It is a habitational name for someone from a place called Skowronów, Skowronna, Skowron, or Skowronki, all named with Polish skowronek ("skylark") or skowron ("hoopoe-lark").[1][2] In some cases, it is a modification of the surname Skowron, with the suffix added in imitation of noble surnames (see Suffix -ski/-ska).[2]
Notable people with this surname include:
- Andrzej Skowroński (1953–2020), Polish rower
- Anna Bogucka-Skowrońska (born 1942), Polish politician
- Birth surname of Bob Skoronski (1934–2018), American football player
- Janina Skowronska (1920-1992), Polish composer
- Katarzyna Skowrońska (born 1983), Polish volleyball player
- Ken Skowronski, American politician
- Krystyna Skowrońska (born 1954), Polish politician
- Krzysztof Skowroński (born 1965), Polish journalist
- Marta Helena Skowrońska (1684–1727), Empress of Russia
- Paweł Skowroński (born 1984), Polish canoer
- Wojciech Skowroński (1941–2002), Polish singer
- Zbigniew Skowroński (1925–1991), Polish bobsledder
See also[]
- Skoronski (surname)
- All pages with titles containing Skowronski
- All pages with titles containing Skowronska
References[]
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press, "Skowronski"
- ^ a b Jan Bystroń, Nazwiska polskie, p. 95., as cited in "Skowroński" at genezanazwisk.pl
Categories:
- Surnames
- Polish-language surnames
- Polish toponymic surnames