Żółkiewski



Żółkiewski family (Żółkiewscy) is a Polish magnate family of Lubicz coat of arms. The family is of Ruthenian (Galicia, Polish: Ruś Halicka) origin, and the name derives from the village of Żółkiew (now Zhovkva) near Lviv, although the family, to enhance their nobleness by association with Polish crown lands, claimed the roots in Mazovia, the family allegedly starting with a Mikołaj Żółkiewski, voivode of Belz.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Stanisław Żółkiewski (1547-1620), hetman, Great Chancellor of the Crown
 * Katarzyna Żółkiewska (died 1616), daughter of Stanisław Żółkiewski, wife of Stanisław Koniecpolski
 * Zofia Żółkiewska (c. 1590–1634), daughter of Stanisław Żółkiewski, grandmother of King Jan III Sobieski.
 * Stefan Żółkiewski (1911-1991), Polish communist