Show ContentsZukowski History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Russian surname Zukowski is a symbol of a proud and colorful Slavic heritage. The Slavic people originally used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to differentiate themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Russia. Most Russian surnames are either patronymic, which are surnames derived from the father's given name, or metronymic, which are surnames derived from the mother's given name. However, nickname surnames also emerged in Russia. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Zukowski was originally derived from the Russian word zhuk, which means beetle. The most common Russian suffixes are ov or ev, which are used after words ending in a consonant, and in, which follows words ending in a vowel.

Zukowski Ranking

In the United States, the name Zukowski is the 10,133rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Zukowski migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zukowski Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Tomasz Zukowski, who settled in New York in 1834

Contemporary Notables of the name Zukowski (post 1700) +

  • Richard R. Zukowski, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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