Wiśniewski (Polish pronunciation: [viɕˈɲɛfskʲi]; feminine: Wiśniewska, plural Wiśniewscy) is the third most common surname in Poland (111,174 people in 2009).[1] It is a toponymic surname derived from any of locations named Wiśniewa, Wiśniewo, Wiśniowa, Wiśniew. It is related to the following surnames in other languages:
| Language | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Wiśniewski | Wiśniewska |
| Belarusian (Romanization) |
Вішнеўскі (Višnieŭski, Vishnieuski, Vishnewski) |
Вішнеўская (Višnieŭskaja, Vishnieuskaya, Vishnewskaya) |
| Czech | Višněvský | Višněvská |
| German | Wischniewski, Wischnewsky | |
| Latvian | Višņevskis | |
| Lithuanian | Vyšniauskas | Vyšniauskienė (married) Vyšniauskaitė (unmarried) |
| Romanian | Vișnevschi, Vișnevski Vișinescu, Vișnescu, taking the Latin-derived suffix –escu | |
| Russian (Romanization) |
Вишневский (Vishnevskiy, Vishnevsky, Vishnevski) |
Вишневская (Vishnevskaya, Vishnevskaia) |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) |
Вишневський (Vyshnevskyi, Vyshnevskyy) |
Вишневська (Vyshnevska) |
| Other | Višnevski, Višnievský | |
History[edit]
- House of Wiśniowiecki, a Polish princely family of Ruthenian-Lithuanian origin
People[edit]
Wisniewski[edit]
- Andreas Wisniewski (born 1959), German actor and dancer
- Connie Wisniewski (1922–1995), American baseball pitcher
- David Wisniewski (1953–2002), British children's author
- Edgar Wisniewski (1930–2007), German architect
- James Wisniewski (born 1984), American ice hockey player
- John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), American politician
- Jonathan Wisniewski, French rugby player
- Keith Wisniewski (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Leo Wisniewski (born 1959), American football player
- Margarethe Wisniewski known professionally as Margarete Schlegel (1899–1987), German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer
- Maryan Wisniewski (1937–2022), French footballer
- Paul Wisniewski (born 1949), British radio broadcaster and television reporter
- Stefan Wisniewski (born 1953), German member of the Red Army Faction
- Stefen Wisniewski, American football player
- Steve Wisniewski (born 1967), American football player
- Matt Wisniewski (born 1990), American artist
Wiśniewski[edit]
- Adam Wiśniewski (born 1980), Polish handballer
- Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995), Polish science fiction author
- Andrzej Wiśniewski, Polish football manager
- Jacek Wiśniewski (born 1974), Polish footballer
- Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski (1922-2006), Polish footballer
- Janek Wiśniewski, fictional name for Zbigniew Godlewski (1952–1970), Polish demonstrator
- Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish writer and chemist
- Józef Wiśniewski (1940–1996), Polish ice hockey player
- Łukasz Wiśniewski (born 1989), Polish volleyball player
- Michał Wiśniewski (born 1972), Polish pop vocalist
- Mieczysław Wiśniewski (1892–1952), Polish footballer
- Piotr Wiśniewski (born 1982), Polish footballer
- Przemysław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer
- Radosław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer
- Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (1931–1994), Polish astronomer
- 2256 Wiśniewski, an asteroid named in his honour
- Zenon Wiśniewski (born 1959), Polish politician
Wiśniewska[edit]
- Aleksandra Wiśniewska (born 1994), Polish politician, political scientist, humanitarian, and activist
- 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 (1955–2022), Polish politician
- Marta Wiśniewska (born 1978), Polish dancer and singer, also known as Mandaryna
- Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born 1959), Polish politician
- Olimpia Bartosik-Wiśniewska (born 1976), Polish chess master
Wischnewski[edit]
- Anke Wischnewski (born 1978), German luger
- Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005), German politician
- Siegfried Wischnewski (1922–1989), German actor
Wiśniowski[edit]
- Łukasz Wiśniowski (born 1991), Polish racing cyclist
- Michal Wisniowski (born 1980), Polish artist
Places[edit]
- Wólka Wiśniewska, a village in east-central Poland
- Wiśniew, Siedlce County, a village in Poland
- Wiśniew, Mińsk County, a village in Poland
- Wiśniewo (disambiguation), other places in Poland
See also[edit]
- All pages with titles containing Wisniewski
- All pages with titles containing Wisniewska
- Vishnevsky, similar Russian surname
- Vishnevetsky, similar Ukrainian surname
- Vyšniauskas, similar Lithuanian surname
References[edit]
- ^ 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 2013-02-28.