Makowski (feminine: Makowska; plural: Makowscy) is a Polish surname with regional variations across Slavic countries, such as

Makovsky Makovsky (from ''mak'' meaning en, poppy), derived of the Polish surname Makowski, is a habitational name for someone from a place called Makov. It is the surname of a Russian artistic family (russian: Маковский): *Egor Makovsky (1802-18 ...

in Russia.

Etymology

The surname Makowski relates to a location, as it was common among nobility (the suffix ''-ski'' being the equivalent of the English ''"of"'', the Germanic ''" von"'' and the French ''"de"''). In this case, it is likely indicating one of the towns named Maków or Makowo. The etymological root "Mak" translates to " Poppy" in Slavic languages.

Related surnames

Coat of Arms

The "Polish Armorial" reference by the heraldist Kasper Niesiecki lists several noble (''szlachta'') people with the name Makowski belonging to different heraldic clans (''herb''), including: * Makowski: Niesiecki mentions the captain of the cavalry Tomasz Makowski, ennobled in 1662. * Jelita *

Gryf Gryf (Polish for " Griffin"), also known as Jaxa, is a Polish coat of arms that was used by many noble families in medieval Poland and later under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval Gryfita-Świebodzic fami ...

and Ogończyk

People

Arts

* The Russified Polish members of the Makovsky artist family, including: ** Egor Makovsky (1802-1866), amateur painter and accountant, father of: *** Alexandra Makovskaya (1837–1915), Russian landscape painter *** Konstantin Makovsky (1839–1915), Russian history and portrait painter, father of: ****

Sergey Makovsky Sergey Konstantinovich Makovsky (russian: Серге́й Константинович Маковский; 1877–1962) was a Russian Empire poet, art critic, and organiser of many exhibitions of modern art. Makovsky was the son of the painter Kon ...

(1877–1962), Russian poet, art critic, and organizer of art expositions ****

Elena Luksch-Makovskaya Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Veliko ...

(1878-1967), Russian painter and sculptor *** Nikolay Makovsky (1842–1886), Russian genre painter *** Vladimir Makovsky (1846–1920), Russian genre painter and art collector, father of: ****

Aleksandr Makovsky Aleksandr Vladimirovich Makovsky (Russian: Александр Владимирович Маковский; 5 April 1869, Moscow – 26 October 1924, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian Realist painter and graphic artist; associated with the Per ...

(1869–1924), Russian painter * Tadeusz Makowski (1882–1932), Polish painter *

Helena Makowska Helena Makowska (''née'' Woynowiczówna, 2 March 1893 – 22 August 1964) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1911 and 1958. Early life Helena Makowska was born Helena Woynowiczówna on 2 March 1893 to Ludwik W ...

(1893–1964), Polish actress *

Zbigniew Makowski Zbigniew Makowski (31 January 1930 – 19 August 2019) was a Polish painter. Zbigniew Makowski was born in 1930. Three of his works are in the permanent collection in New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Makowski died in August 2019, aged 89. ...

(1930–2019), Polish painter

Academia

* Jan Makowski (1588-1644), Polish philologist * (?-1683), Polish theologist *

Johann Makowsky Johann (János) A. Makowsky (born March 12, 1948) is a Hungarian-born naturalised Swiss mathematician who works in mathematical logic and the logical foundations of computer science and combinatorics. He studied at ETH Zurich from 1967–73. He w ...

(born 1948), Hungarian mathematician * Liza Makowski, American scientist

Military

* (1914-1944), Polish member of the French Resistance

Politics

Stanley Makowski Stanley M. "Stan" Makowski (April 22, 1923 – August 5, 1981) was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1974–1977. Early life He was born in Buffalo on April 22, 1923, as the younger of two children of Polish American, Polish immig ...

(1923–1981), American politician *

Andrzej Gąsienica-Makowski Andrzej Tadeusz Gąsienica-Mąkowski (born February 15, 1952 in Zakopane) is a Polish Goral politician and poet who led the Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms in 1993. He led the party in the 1993 Polish parliamentary election where the party ...

(born 1952), Polish politician

Sports

* Grażyna Staszak-Makowska (born 1953), Polish fencer * Greg Makowski (born 1956), American soccer player * Maria Makowska (born 1969), Polish footballer

Others

* (1575-1630), Polish cartograph * Tomasz Makowski (librarian) (born 1970), Polish librarian *

Michael Makowski ''Good Game'' is an Australian television gaming programme produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), which was aired on ABC2 from 2006 to 2016. Created by Janet Carr, Jeremy Ray and Michael Makowski, included a mix of gaming ...

(born 1983), Australian entrepreneur and television personality

References

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