Sikorski (feminine: Sikorska, plural: Sikorscy) is a

Polish-language surname Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given name ...

. It belongs to several noble

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

families, see . Variants (via other languages) include Sikorsky, Sikorskyi, and Sikorskiy. There are several possible origins of the surname. It may originate from the numerous Polish locations named Sikory and literally it is an adjective meaning "of Sikory"/"from Sikory". Other possible locations of origin include Sikorzyn, Sikorz, Sikorze, Sikorycze. Still another origin is from the nickname '' Sikora'', with the main meaning "tit" (bird) and several figurative meanings in Polish.Sikorski
/ref> Notable people with this surname include: * Ada Fighiera Sikorska, Polish Esperantist * Aleksandra Sikorska, Polish volleyball player *

Andrzej Sikorski Andrzej Sikorski (born 4 September 1961) is a Polish former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(born 1961), Polish cyclist * Bobo Sikorski (1927 – 2014), Canadian football player *

Brian Sikorski Brian Patrick Sikorski (born July 27, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Although Sikorski made his MLB debut in , he didn't play another game in the big leagues until . He played professional baseball in Japan for five y ...

(born 1974), American baseball player *

Daniel Sikorski Daniel Sikorski (born 2 November 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a striker for Aris Limassol. Besides Austria, he has played in Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Romania, Cyprus, and Spain. Club career Sikorski was born in Warsaw, Pol ...

(born 1987), Austrian footballer * Franciszek Sikorski (1889-1940), Polish engineer an general *

Gerry Sikorski Gerald Edward Sikorski (born April 26, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer from Minnesota. He was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1993, in the 98th, ...

, American politician and lawyer * Hans Sikorski, the founder of

Hans Sikorski Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski is an international music publishing company in Berlin, formerly headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. As of June 2019, Sikorski is a part of Concord. The music publishing firm of Hans Sikorski was founded in ...

, music publishing house in Hamburg, Germany * Igor Sikorski (skier), German-born Polish male paralympic alpine skier * Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, a Ukrainian-born pioneer in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft; founder of

Sikorsky Aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1923 and was among the first companies to manufacture helicopters for civilian and military use. Pre ...

in Stratford, Connecticut *

Jerzy Sikorski Jerzy Sikorski (born July 25, 1935) is a Polish historian, Copernicologist, medievalist, museologist, author, publisher, journalist, and encyclopedist, who writes and publishes primarily in Polish. He is a resident of Olsztyn, Poland. Life Early ...

(born 1935), Polish historian and writer * Jolanta Sikorska-Kulesza (born 1957), Polish historian *

Kazimierz Sikorski Kazimierz Sikorski (June 28, 1895 – July 23, 1986) was a Polish composer. His arrangement of the "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" is currently used as the Polish national anthem. Biography Sikorski was born in Zurich, but studied in Warsaw, first mu ...

(1895-1986), Polish composer *

Krystian Sikorski Krystian Jan Sikorski (born April 14, 1961) is a former Polish ice hockey player. He played for the Poland men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Calgary ( ) is the lar ...

, Polish ice hockey player *

Radosław Sikorski Radosław Tomasz "Radek" Sikorski (; born 23 February 1963) is a Polish politician and journalist who is a Member of the European Parliament. He was Marshal of the Sejm from 2014 to 2015 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Donald Tusk's cabinet b ...

(born 1963), Polish politician and statesman *

Roman Sikorski Roman Sikorski (July 11, 1920 – September 12, 1983) was a Polish mathematician. Biography Sikorski was a professor at the University of Warsaw from 1952 until 1982. Since 1962, he was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Sikorski's ...

(1920–1983), Polish mathematician *

Tomasz Sikorski Tomasz Sikorski (19 May 1939 – 12 November 1988) was a Polish composer and pianist. The son of the composer Kazimierz Sikorski, he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory with Zbigniew Drzewiecki. Later, thanks to a scholarship from the French go ...

(1939 – 1988)Polish composer and pianist *

Władysław Sikorski Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (; 20 May 18814 July 1943) was a Polish military and political leader. Prior to the First World War, Sikorski established and participated in several underground organizations that promoted the cause for Polish ...

(1881–1943), Polish general and Prime Minister in exile during World War II ;Fictional characters: *

Rudolf Sikorski The Noon Universe (Russian term: "Мир Полудня" or "Мир Полдня" – "World of Noon"; also known as the “Wanderers’ Universe”) is a fictional future setting for a number of hard science fiction novels written by Arkady and Bo ...

, fictional character in several Strugatskys' novels

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