Exclusive surnames in Poland

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Poland and are not found in any other country in the world. They are unique cultural heritage, reflecting the linguistic, geographical or historical isolation of the region. This table shows the 100 most common exclusive surnames.

#	Surname	Bearers	%
1	Rosiński	15.236	4.7%
2	Grześkowiak	7.950	2.5%
3	Woliński	7.878	2.4%
4	Niedźwiecki	7.691	2.4%
5	Sobański	7.207	2.2%
6	Wrzesiński	7.095	2.2%
7	Rogoziński	6.835	2.1%
8	Doliński	6.463	2%
9	Romański	6.246	1.9%
10	Dobrzański	6.017	1.9%
11	Lemański	5.405	1.7%
12	Rumiński	5.263	1.6%
13	Wiliński	5.108	1.6%
14	Tymiński	5.107	1.6%
15	Starzyński	4.877	1.5%
16	Olesiński	4.765	1.5%
17	Sroczyński	4.738	1.5%
18	Ptaszyński	4.735	1.5%
19	Kiciński	4.539	1.4%
20	Siemiński	4.505	1.4%
21	Cholewiński	4.381	1.4%
22	Chudziński	4.175	1.3%
23	Jarosiński	3.975	1.2%
24	Siwiński	3.966	1.2%
25	Grabiński	3.888	1.2%
26	Basiński	3.795	1.2%
27	Pepliński	3.760	1.2%
28	Babiński	3.733	1.2%
29	Tyczyński	3.264	1%
30	Lubański	3.234	1%

31	Jarzyński	3.227	1%
32	Okniński	3.221	1%
33	Krysiński	3.131	1%
34	Pruszyński	2.898	0.9%
35	Ziemiński	2.866	0.9%
36	Niedźwiedzki	2.847	0.9%
37	Garczyński	2.836	0.9%
38	Styczeń	2.822	0.9%
39	Pieczyński	2.819	0.9%
40	Soliński	2.742	0.9%
41	Styczyński	2.705	0.8%
42	Brodziński	2.697	0.8%
43	Umiński	2.652	0.8%
44	Kopański	2.625	0.8%
45	Goszczyński	2.618	0.8%
46	Miedziński	2.611	0.8%
47	Cichoński	2.599	0.8%
48	Gorczyński	2.549	0.8%
49	Barczyński	2.534	0.8%
50	Nagórski	2.506	0.8%
51	Turzyński	2.485	0.8%
52	Styś	2.459	0.8%
53	Litwiński	2.443	0.8%
54	Iwiński	2.406	0.7%
55	Barwiński	2.379	0.7%
56	Bieńko	2.359	0.7%
57	Kociński	2.331	0.7%
58	Wiciński	2.314	0.7%
59	Szopiński	2.306	0.7%
60	Ratyński	2.281	0.7%

61	Sierpiński	2.281	0.7%
62	Wierzbiński	2.274	0.7%
63	Lemańczyk	2.263	0.7%
64	Reszczyński	2.260	0.7%
65	Sumiński	2.258	0.7%
66	Dziekoński	2.223	0.7%
67	Chmieliński	2.199	0.7%
68	Olszański	2.187	0.7%
69	Walczyński	2.170	0.7%
70	Nowocień	2.137	0.7%
71	Giziński	2.117	0.7%
72	Gadziński	2.107	0.7%
73	Siciński	2.089	0.6%
74	Krzysztoń	2.084	0.6%
75	Kryś	2.082	0.6%
76	Simiński	2.055	0.6%
77	Karliński	2.050	0.6%
78	Lubczyński	2.016	0.6%
79	Faliński	1.953	0.6%
80	Chludziński	1.845	0.6%
81	Chiliński	1.821	0.6%
82	Boratyński	1.821	0.6%
83	Kudliński	1.801	0.6%
84	Ogiński	1.801	0.6%
85	Madaliński	1.783	0.6%
86	Mariański	1.782	0.6%
87	Modliński	1.765	0.5%
88	Lasoń	1.765	0.5%
89	Chruściński	1.748	0.5%
90	Czekański	1.683	0.5%

91	Ciećwierz	1.676	0.5%
92	Goleń	1.676	0.5%
93	Jarczyński	1.674	0.5%
94	Kulpiński	1.671	0.5%
95	Mierzyński	1.661	0.5%
96	Szumiński	1.655	0.5%
97	Suszyński	1.635	0.5%
98	Olewiński	1.632	0.5%
99	Duliński	1.615	0.5%
100	Ochmański	1.604	0.5%

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FAQs

What are exclusive surnames in Poland?

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Poland and are not found in any other country in the world according to our official census data. The most common exclusive surname is Rosiński, with 15.236. registered bearers.

Why do exclusive surnames exist in Poland?

Exclusive surnames typically arise from linguistic, geographical or historical isolation. They may also derive from local place names, traditional occupations or phonetic adaptations unique to the language and culture of Poland.

Where does this data come from?

The data comes from official censuses and civil registries. A surname is considered exclusive when it appears in our records from only one country with verified bearers.

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