Orlowski
Family name
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Orłowski, Orlowski (feminine: Orłowska) is a Polish toponymic surname derived from any of the places named Orlowo, Orłów (disambiguation).[1] It eventually derived from Proto-Slavic *orьlъ ("eagle"). It has various spellings in different countries. In certain languages, it also has feminine forms.
Related surnames
| Language | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Orłowski | Orłowska |
| Belarusian (Romanization) | Арлоўскі (Arloŭski, Arlowski) | Арлоўская (Arlouskaya, Arloŭskaja, Arlowskaya) |
| Bulgarian (Romanization) | Орловски (Orlovski) | Орловска (Orlovska) |
| Latvian | Orlovskis | Orlovska |
| Lithuanian | Arlauskas Orlauskas | Arlauskienė (married), Arlauskaitė (unmarried) Orlauskienė (married), Orlauskaitė (unmarried) |
| Romanian/Moldovan | Orlovschi, Orlovschii | |
| Russian (Romanization) | Орловский (Orlovskiy, Orlovskii, Orlovskij, Orlovsky, Orlovski) | Орловская (Orlovskaya, Orlovskaia, Orlovskaja) |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) | Орловський (Orlovskyi, Orlovskyy, Orlovskyj, Orlovsky) | Орловська (Orlovska) |
| Other | Orlowsky, Orlofsky, Orlofski, Arlovski |
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksander Orłowski (1777–1832), Polish painter
- Alice Orlowski (1903–1976), German SS official
- Andrew Orlowski (born 1966), British columnist
- Ewa Orłowska (born 1935), Polish logician
- Hans Orlowski (1894–1967), German woodcut artist and painter
- Jeff Orlowski, American filmmaker
- Jerzy Orłowski (1925–2015), Polish footballer
- Manja Schüle (née Orlowski; born 1976), German politician
- Maria Orłowska (born 1951), Polish computer scientist
- Milan Orlowski (born 1952), Czech table tennis player
- Richard Orlowski (born 1957), Polish-born American soccer coach
- Stefanja Orlowska (born 1987), Australian actress and writer
- Teresa Orlowski (born 1953), Polish-born adult film actress and producer
- Witold Orłowski (born 1962), Polish professor of economics
- Wojciech Orłowski (born 1981), Polish wrestler and mixed martial artist
- Zuzanna Orłowska (died after 1583), mistress of Polish King Sigismund II Augustus
Fictional characters
- Orlowski, Orlowska from the 1923 German silent film The Affair of Baroness Orlowska
