Brzozowski
Brzozowski (feminine Brzozowska, plural: Brzozowscy) is a Polish toponymic surname derived from the place name Brzozów, which is itself derived from 'brzoza', "birch".
In the Russian Empire, the surname was written in Russian variously as Бжозовский, Бржозовский, Бржезовский, Бжезовский, and may accordingly be transliterated as Bzhozovsky, Brzhozovsky, Bzhezovsky, Brzhezovsky.
Sometimes in Russia it was even literally translated as Berezovski.[1]
People with the surname include:
- Artur Brzozowski, Polish athlete
- Dariusz Brzozowski, Polish drummer
- Franciszka Ksawera Brzozowska
- Janusz Brzozowski (disambiguation), multiple people
- Krystian Brzozowski
- Krzysztof Brzozowski, Polish athlete
- Stanisław Brzozowski (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tadeusz Brzozowski, Polish Jesuit
See also
- Brzozów County (Polish: powiat brzozowski), a territory in south-eastern Poland
References
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