Wilczyński ( ; feminine: Wilczyńska; plural: Wilczyńscy) is a surname of

Polish 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 ...

-language origin. It derives either directly from ''

Wilk Wilk is a surname of English and Polish-language origin. In Poland, the surname means wolf and is pronounced . It has 35,000 bearers in Poland and ranks about 60th on the list of the most popular Polish surnames (fifth in Podkarpackie Voivodeship ...

'' (meaning " wolf") or from toponyms with this stem ( Wilczyn,

Wilczyna Wilczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Duszniki, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Duszniki, south-west of Szamotuły, and west of the reg ...

, Wilczyno). About 17,000 people use the surname in Poland, with the greatest number found in

Ostrów Mazowiecka Ostrów Mazowiecka is a town in eastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County. History Ostr ...

Dębica Dębica (; yi, דעמביץ ''Dembitz'') is a town in southeastern Poland with 44,692 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the capital of Dębica County. Since 1999 it has been situated in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it had previously been in ...

, and

Kielce Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...

. Notable people include: *

Ernest Julius Wilczynski Ernest Julius Wilczynski (November 13, 1876 – September 14, 1932) was an American mathematician considered the founder of projective differential geometry. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Wilczynski's family emigrated to America and settled in Chica ...

(1876–1932), American mathematician *

Daniel Wilczynski Daniel Wilczynski (born 24 August 1956) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made four Division 1 appearances for Paris FC Paris Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a Fr ...

(born 1956), French footballer *

Jan Kazimierz Wilczyński Jan Kazimierz Wilczyński (; 6 February 1806 – 2 March 1885) was a Polish-Lithuanian medical doctor, collector and publisher. He is famous for publishing the ''Vilnius Album'' ( pl, Album Wileńskie), which is the greatest monument of 19th-cent ...

(1806–1885), Polish medical doctor, collector and publisher *

Józef Olszyna-Wilczyński Józef Konstanty Olszyna-Wilczyński (; 27 November 1890 – 22 September 1939) was a Polish people, Polish general and one of the high-ranking commanders of the Polish Army. A veteran of World War I, the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Sovi ...

(1890–1939), Polish general *

Katerina Wilczynski Katerina Wilczynski (7 July 1894 – 1978) was a 20th-century painter, print maker and illustrator. She was born in Poland but spent a large part of her career in Britain and Italy. Wilczynski painted portraits and cityscapes throughout her care ...

(1894–1978), Polish artist *

Konrad Wilczynski Konrad Wilczynski (born 9 February 1982) is an Austrian Team handball, handball player for SG Handball West Wien and the Austria men's national handball team, Austrian national team. References

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(1982), Austrian handball player * Tomasz Wilczyński (1903–1965), bishop of Warmia *

Walter Wilczynski Walter Wilczynski (September 18, 1952, in Trenton, New Jersey – June 9, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American ethologist, neuroscientist, and professor at Georgia State University (GSU) in Atlanta, Georgia. Early life and education Wilczyn ...

(born 1952), American neuroscientist and ethologist * Wojciech Wilczyński (1990), Polish footballer * Taylor Wilczynski (born 1990), Australian rower

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