Makowski Explained

Makowski (feminine: Makowska; plural: Makowscy) is a Polish surname with regional variations across Slavic countries, such as Makovsky in Russia.

Etymology

The surname Makowski relates to a location, as it was common among nobility (the suffix -ski being the equivalent of the English "of", the Germanic "von" and the French "de"). In this case, it is likely indicating one of the towns named Maków or Makowo.^[1]

The etymological root "Mak" translates to "Poppy" in Slavic languages.

Related surnames

Language	Masculine	Feminine
	Makowski	Makowska
Belarusian (Romanization)	Belarusian: Макоўскі (Makoŭski, Makowski)	Belarusian: Макоўская (Makouskaya, Makoŭskaja, Makowskaya)
	Makovský	Makovská
	Makovszky, Makovszki
	Makovskis	Makovska
	Makauskas	Makauskienė (married) Makauskaitė (unmarried)
	Macedonian: Маковски (Makovski)	Macedonian: Маковска (Makovska)
	Macovschi, Macovschii
Russian (Romanization)	Russian: Маковский (Makovskiy, Makovskii, Makovskij, Makovsky, Makovski)	Russian: Маковская (Makovskaya, Makovskaia, Makovskaja)
Ukrainian (Romanization)	Ukrainian: Маковський (Makovskyi, Makovskyy, Makovskyj, Makovsky)	Ukrainian: Маковська (Makovska)
Other	Makowsky, Makofsky, Makofski

Coat of Arms

The "Polish Armorial" reference by the heraldist Kasper Niesiecki lists several noble (szlachta) people with the name Makowski belonging to different heraldic clans (herb), including:^[2]

• Makowski: Niesiecki mentions the captain of the cavalry Tomasz Makowski, ennobled in 1662.^[3]
• Jelita^[4]
• Gryf and Ogończyk^[5]

People

Arts

• The Russified Polish members of the Makovsky artist family, including:
  • Egor Makovsky (1802-1866), amateur painter and accountant, father of:
    • Alexandra Makovskaya (1837–1915), Russian landscape painter
    • Konstantin Makovsky (1839–1915), Russian history and portrait painter, father of:
      • Sergey Makovsky (1877–1962), Russian poet, art critic, and organizer of art expositions
      • Elena Luksch-Makovskaya (1878-1967), Russian painter and sculptor
    • Nikolay Makovsky (1842–1886), Russian genre painter
    • Vladimir Makovsky (1846–1920), Russian genre painter and art collector, father of:
      • Aleksandr Makovsky (1869–1924), Russian painter
• Tadeusz Makowski (1882–1932), Polish painter
• Helena Makowska (1893–1964), Polish actress
• Zbigniew Makowski (1930–2019), Polish painter

Academia

• Jan Makowski (1588-1644), Polish philologist
• (?-1683), Polish theologist
• Johann Makowsky (born 1948), Hungarian mathematician
• Liza Makowski, American scientist

Military

• (1914-1944), Polish member of the French Resistance

Politics

• Stanley Makowski (1923–1981), American politician
• Andrzej Gąsienica-Makowski (born 1952), Polish politician

Sports

• Grażyna Staszak-Makowska (born 1953), Polish fencer
• Greg Makowski (born 1956), American soccer player
• Maria Makowska (born 1969), Polish footballer

Others

• (1575-1630), Polish cartograph
• Tomasz Makowski (librarian) (born 1970), Polish librarian
• Michael Makowski (born 1983), Australian entrepreneur and television personality

Notes and References

1. Book: Rymut . Kazimierz . Nazwiska Polaków : słownik historyczno-etymologiczny . 2001 . Wydawn. Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN . Kraków . 83-87623-35-0 . Wyd. 1.
2. Book: Niesiecki . Kasper . Bobrowicz . Jan N. . Herbarz Polski (vol. 6) . 1841 . 1344943624 . 132 .
3. Web site: Herbarz Niesieckiego (t. 6 s. 325) . wielcy.pl . 29 June 2022.
4. Web site: Herbarz Niesieckiego (t. 6 s. 324). wielcy.pl . 29 June 2022.
5. Web site: Herbarz Niesieckiego (t. 11 s. 289). wielcy.pl . 29 June 2022.