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Wojciechowski (Polish pronunciation:
[vɔjt͡ɕɛˈxɔfskʲi] ; feminine: Wojciechowska
[vɔjt͡ɕɛˈxɔfska]
ⓘ ; plural Wojciechowscy
[vɔjt͡ɕɛˈxɔfst͡sɨ] ) is the 16th
most common
surname in
Poland (66,879 people in 2009)
[1] and also the third most common in
Greater Poland (12,928). It is derived from the Polish first name
Wojciech .
Over 50% of Poles with this surname live in
Greater Poland ,
Mazovia and
Kujawy .
The
Czech equivalent is Vojtěchovský , the
Belarusian is Вайцяхоўскі , the
Russian is Войтеховский , and the
Lithuanian is Vaičekauskas .
Notable people
Antoni Wojciechowski (1905–1938), Polish chess master
Asher Wojciechowski (born 1988), American baseball player
Dariusz Wojciechowski (born 1968), Polish cyclist
Gene Wojciechowski , American sportswriter
Greg Wojciechowski (born 1951), American wrestler
Maia Wojciechowska (1927–2002), Polish-American novelist
John Wojciechowski (born 1963), American football player
Julia Wojciechowska (gymnast, born 1915) (1915–1986), Polish gymnast
Kazimierz Wojciechowski (1904–1941), Polish Catholic clergyman
Martyna Wojciechowska (born 1974), Polish journalist
Mathieu Wojciechowski , French basketball player
Oliwier Wojciechowski , Polish footballer
Paweł Wojciechowski (disambiguation) , multiple individuals
Sergei Wojciechowski (1883–1951), Russian
White Army Major-General
Stanisław Wojciechowski (1869–1953), President of Poland 1922–26
Steve Wojciechowski (born 1976), American basketball player and coach
Steve Wojciechowski (ice hockey) (born 1922), Canadian ice hockey player
Tytus Woyciechowski (1808–1879), Polish politician
Ziemowit Wojciechowski , Polish fencer
Zofia Wojciechowska-Grabska (1905–1992), Polish painter
Zygmunt Wojciechowski (1900–1955), Polish historian
Wladyslaw Wojciechowski [
ru ] (1833–1877), State Councillor in the Russian Empire
See also
References