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

Surname in voivodships

Wiśniewski surname in voivodships:

People

Wisniewski

Wiśniewski

Wiśniewska

Wisnieski

Wischnewski

Wiśniowski

Places

See also

References

  1. Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved 2013-02-28.

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