Podolski (Polish feminine: Podolska, plural: Podolscy), ( uk, Подольский) is a Slavic

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

found mostly in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

and

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It refers to the historical region of

Podolia Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...

, located in present-day

People with the surname Podolski

Dariusz Podolski Dariusz Podolski (born 17 June 1966) is a Polish former professional football who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up at ...

, Polish football player * Lukas Podolski (born 1985), Poland-born German football player * Łukasz Podolski (born 1980), Polish professional road cyclist *

Sophie Podolski Sophie Podolski (8 October 1953 – 29 December 1974) was a Belgian poet and graphic artist. She published only one book during her lifetime, ''Le pays où tout est permis'' (1972; ''The Country Where Everything Is Allowed''), in which the poems ...

(1953–1974), Belgian poet and graphic artist *

Waldemar Podolski Waldemar Podolski (born 4 April 1955) is a Polish former footballer who played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association fo ...

, Polish football player

Related forms

*Podolak (Ukrainian: Подоляк) *Podolec (Ukrainian: Подолець) *Podolan (Ukrainian: Подолян) *Podilchak/Podilczak ((Ukrainian: Подільчак) *Podilchuk/Podilczuk ((Ukrainian: Подольчук) *Podolchak/Podolczak ((Ukrainian: Подольчак) *Podolchuk/Podolczuk (Ukrainian: Подольчук) *Podolczyk ((Ukrainian: Подольчик) *Podolcsák (Hungarian version of the Polish Podolczak) *Podilchyk/Podilczyk ((Ukrainian: Подольчик) {{DEFAULTSORT:Podolski (Surname) Polish-language surnames Ukrainian-language surnames Surnames