Polish Surnames

Boulder or large stone

From Gliny (clay place)

Clay or loam

One with a big head

Derived from gmur (sinking into ground)

Derived from gniew (anger)

Derived from gołąb (pigeon)

Derived from goły (bare/naked)

From gold or golden

Bare or naked person

From Golina (bare land)

Derived from gomółka (round loaf)

Derived from gomółka (cheese ball)

Shingle maker for roofs

Derived from gorczyca (mustard)

One from the mountains

Derived from górny (upper/highland)

Mountain dweller

From Gostków (guest's place)

Small forest or grove

Grave digger descendant

One from a place with hornbeam trees

From Grocholin (pea settlement)

From Grochów (pea field)

Community or thunder

Derived from grom (thunder)

Derived from gruszka (pear)

From Gregory meaning watchful

Derived from Grzegorz (Gregory)

Derived from Grześ (pet form of Grzegorz)

Derived from grzyb (mushroom)

From Gulczewo (settlement name)

Star

Derived from gwóźdź (nail)

Of uncertain origin from Habdan

Derived from hałas (noise)

Derived from hela (Helen)

Derived from herb (coat of arms)

Military commander title

Spruce or fir tree

Small hop plant

Of hybrid or mixed origin

Needle maker

Derived from igła (needle)

From izba/izdebka (chamber/room)

Little apple

One from a place with apple trees

From the Jagiello dynasty name