Żakowski

Żakowski (with its female form Żakowska  and plural form Żakowscy ) is a Polish surname. It was first recorded in 1391 and is a toponymic derived either from Żakowo or Żakowice, the names of several small Polish villages.

Notable people with the name Żakowski/Zakowski/Zakovsky include:
 * Erich Zakowski (born 1934), German master mechanic
 * Jacek Żakowski (born 1957), Polish journalist and author
 * Leonid Zakovsky (1894–1938), Soviet politician of Latvian descent
 * Peter Zakowski (born 1966), German racing driver
 * Sławomir Żakowski (born 1963), Polish brigadier general