Okołowicz
Polish surname
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Okołowicz (Polish pronunciation: [ɔkɔˈwɔvit͡ʂ]), sometimes spelled Okolowicz, is a Polish surname derived as a patronymic from the nickname Okół. Its archaic feminine forms are Okołowiczowa (by husband) and Okołowiczówna (by father).[1] Its counterparts in East Slavic languages include Okolovich in Russian, Akalovich in Belarusian, and Okolovych in Ukrainian. The Lithuanized form is Okolovičius. Notable people with the surname include:
- August Okołowicz – French general (1838–1891)
- Édouard Okolowicz – French composer (1842–1888)
- Frank Okey (born Franciszek Okolowicz) – American tennis and squash player (1919–2023)
- Helena Okołowicz (née Łabędzka) – Polish painter and educator (1903–?)
- Jeff Okolowicz – American musician, bassist for The Chesterfield Kings
- Józef Okołowicz – Polish diplomat and emigration advocate (1876–1923)
- Konstantin Okolovich – Russian politician and Orthodox priest (1872–1933)
- Mikhail Okolovich – Belarusian Russian Orthodox priest and hieromartyr (1888–1938)
- Mikalay Akalovich – Belarusian historian (born 1926)
- Mikołaj Krzywiec-Okołowicz – Polish noble, chamberlain to Stanisław August Poniatowski, and member of the Sejm (1762–1841)
- Nikolay Okolovich – Russian painter and curator (1867–1928)
- Norbert Okołowicz – Polish painter, social activist, and military officer (1890–1943)
- Ted Okolowicz – American musician, guitarist for The Chesterfield Kings
- Vladimir Okolovich – Russian-Kazakh nuclear physicist (1933–2021)
- Wincenty Okołowicz – Polish geographer (1906–1979)
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