Olszewski (feminine Olszewska, plural Olszewscy, alternative Olszowski) is a Polish surname. The Russian-language version is Olshevsky, feminine: Olshevskaya. The Lithuanian language forms are Olšauskas and Alšauskas, feminine: Olšauskienė/Alšauskienė (married), and Olšauskaitė/Alšauskaitė (unmarried). Belarusian form: Альшэўскі (Alsheuski or Alshewski).
Origin could be derived from Polish word olsza or olcha, which means alder tree.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Agata Mróz-Olszewska (1982-2008), Polish volleyball player
- Albert Olszewski (born 1962), American politician
- Alfons Olszewski (1916-2006), Polish sailor
- Bobby Olszewski (born 1977), American politician
- Dariusz Olszewski (born 1967), Polish politician
- Eileen Olszewski (born 1968), American boxer
- Gunner Olszewski (born 1996), American football player
- Jan Olszewski (1930-2019), Polish lawyer and political figure
- John A. Olszewski, Jr. (born 1982), American politician
- Johnny Olszewski (1929-1996), American football running back
- Karol Olszewski (1846-1915), Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist
- Krzysztof Olszewski (born 1970), Polish photographer, visual and installation artist
- Maria Olszewska (1892-1969), German opera singer
- Maria Olszewska-Lelonkiewicz (1939-2007), Polish figure skating coach
- Michał Olszewski (chess player) (born 1989), Polish chess grandmaster
- Michał Olszewski (priest) (1712-1779), Lithuanian Catholic priest and author
- Milena Olszewska (born 1984), Polish Paralympic archer
- Paweł Olszewski (politician) (born 1979), Polish economist and politician
- Paweł Olszewski (footballer), Polish footballer
- Piotr Olszewski (born 1973), Polish rower
- Remigiusz Olszewski (born 1992), Polish sprinter
- Sławomir Olszewski (born 1973), Polish goalkeeper
- Stanisław Olszewski (1852-1898), Polish engineer and inventor
- Włodzimierz Olszewski (born 1956), Polish ice hockey player
See also
- Olszewski tube
- Progressive supranuclear palsy, aka Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome
- Olszeski Town, Ohio
References
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