Burzyński ( ; feminine: Burzyńska; plural: Burzyńscy) is a

Polish surname Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

and

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from the village of

Burzyn Burzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabne, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Jedwabne, north-east of Łomża, and west of the regional capital Bia ...

in the

Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...

. It derives from the noun '' burza'' ("tempest", "

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"). At the end of the 20th century, 9,583 people bore the name in Poland. Burzyński is associated with the

Trzywdar coat of arms Trzywdar is a Polish coat of arms used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Blazon Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: *Adam Prosper Burzyński See also * P ...

People

Adam Prosper Burzyński Władysław Adam Prosper Burzyński OFM '' de armis'' Trzywdar (19 July 1755 – 9 September 1830) was a Roman Catholic bishop and missionary. He was Bishop of the Diocese of Sandomierz and a member of the Senate of Congress Poland from 1820 ...

(1755–1830), Polish bishop * Claire Burzynski (born 1986), Australian wheelchair basketball player *

J. Bradley Burzynski J. Bradley Burzynski (born July 13, 1955) is a former Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly serving in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993 and the Illinois Senate from 1993 to 2011. Early life, education and ...

(born 1955), American politician * Joanna Burzyńska (born 1968), Polish windsurfer * Lidia Burzyńska (born 1964), Polish politician * Stanisław Burzyński (born 1943), controversial Polish-American alternative cancer doctor *

Stanisław Burzyński (footballer) Stanisław Ryszard Burzyński (19 October 1948 – 5 November 1991) was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. The majority of his career was spent with teams in the Tricity area, with the exception of a spell in Łódź. Biography B ...

(1948–1991), Polish footballer *

Zbigniew Burzyński Zbigniew Jan Władysław Antoni Burzyński (31 March 1902 in Zhovkva, pl, Żółkiew near Lwów – 30 December 1971 in Warsaw), was a Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons, pioneer of Polish balloons, who twice won the Gordon Bennett C ...

(1902–1971), Polish balloonist

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