Sikorsky

Sikorski ( feminine form: Sikorska, plural: Sikorscy ) is a Polish surname.

Frequency

The family name Sikorski wear in Poland approximately 26,000 citizens.

History

The oldest known and documented mention of the name comes from the year 1463, where a knight family coat of arms of the Sikorski " Ślepowron " is mentioned.

Knights and nobles ( szlachta ) with the name Sikorski contributed the following coat of arms:

  • Ślepowron ( Mazovia, Podlasie )
  • Kopaszyna ( Greater Poland )
  • Cietrzew ( Kashubian, Pomerania, Prussia, Kuyavian )
  • Lis ( Lesser Poland, Carpathian region )
  • Lubicz

Origin

The name refers to the place Sikor near Szreńsk in powiat Mławski. The place name is derived from the Sikor word denoting the damming of water on a canal in Old Polish.

Variants

  • Sikora, Sikorka, Sikorowski, Sikorska (France), Sikorsky (USA)

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Alain Sikorski ( born 1959 ), a Belgian comic book artist
  • Bartosz Sikorski ( born 1974 ), Polish bassist
  • Brian Sikorski ( born 1974 ), American baseball player
  • Daniel Sikorski (* 1987), Austrian football player
  • Gerry Sikorski ( born 1948 ), American politician
  • Hans Sikorski (1899-1972), German publisher, founder of the Sikorski Music Publishers
  • Igor Ivanovich Sikorski (1889-1972), Russian- American aviation pioneer
  • Józef Sikorski (1813-1896), Polish composer and music critic
  • Kazimierz Sikorski (1895-1986), Polish composer
  • Krystian Sikorski ( b. 1961 ), Polish ice hockey player
  • Lutz Sikorski (1950-2011), German local politician ( Green )
  • Radosław Sikorski ( born 1963 ), Polish political scientist, historian, politician and journalist
  • Roman Sikorski (1920-1983), Polish mathematician
  • Tomasz Sikorski (1939-1988), Polish composer and pianist
  • Władysław Sikorski (1881-1943), Polish politician, military and Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile in London
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