Wiśniewski (; feminine: Wiśniewska) is the third most common surname in Poland (111,174 people in 2009). In January 2026, the Polish register PESEL listed 54,177 women and 53,079 men with the surname. It is a toponymic surname derived from any of the locations named Wiśniewa, Wiśniewo, Wiśniowa, Wiśniew. Variant: Wiśniowski

It is related to the following surnames in other languages:

{| class="wikitable"

! Language !! Masculine !! Feminine

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| Polish || Wiśniewski || Wiśniewska

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| Belarusian <br>(Romanization) || <br>(Višnieŭski, Vishnieuski, Vishnewski) || <br> (Višnieŭskaja, Vishnieuskaya, Vishnewskaya)

|-

| Czech || Višněvský || Višněvská

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| German || colspan=2 style="text-align: center;" | Wischniewski, Wischnewsky

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| Latvian || Višņevskis || Višņevska

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| Lithuanian || Vyšniauskas || Vyšniauskienė (married)<br> Vyšniauskaitė (unmarried)

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| Romanian || colspan=2 style="text-align: center;" | Vișnevschi, Vișnevski<br>Vișinescu, Vișnescu, taking the Latin-derived suffix –escu

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| Russian <br>(Romanization) || <br> (Vishnevskiy, Vishnevsky, Vishnevski) || <br> (Vishnevskaya, Vishnevskaia)

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| Ukrainian <br>(Romanization) || <br> (Vyshnevskyi, Vyshnevskyy) || <br> (Vyshnevska)

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| Other || colspan=2 style="text-align: center;" | Višnevski, Višnievský

|}

History

  • House of Wiśniowiecki, a Polish princely family of Ruthenian-Lithuanian origin

People

Wisniewski

  • Andreas Wisniewski (born 1959), German actor and dancer
  • Beverly Wisniewski (1946–2007), American comedian
  • Cole Wisniewski (born 2002), American football player
  • Connie Wisniewski (1922–1995), American baseball pitcher
  • David Wisniewski (1953–2002), British children's author
  • Edgar Wisniewski (1930–2007), German architect
  • James Wisniewski (born 1984), American ice hockey player
  • John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), American politician
  • Jonathan Wisniewski, French rugby player
  • Keith Wisniewski (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
  • Leo Wisniewski (born 1959), American football player
  • Margarethe Wisniewski known professionally as Margarete Schlegel (1899–1987), German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer
  • Maryan Wisniewski (1937–2022), French footballer
  • Paul Wisniewski (born 1949), British radio broadcaster and television reporter
  • Stefan Wisniewski (born 1953), German member of the Red Army Faction
  • Stefen Wisniewski, American football player
  • Steve Wisniewski (born 1967), American football player

Wiśniewski

  • Adam Wiśniewski (born 1980), Polish handballer
  • Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995), Polish science fiction author
  • Andrzej Wiśniewski, Polish football manager
  • Jacek Wiśniewski (born 1974), Polish footballer
  • Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski (1922–2006), Polish footballer
  • Janek Wiśniewski, fictional name for Zbigniew Godlewski (1952–1970), Polish demonstrator
  • Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish writer and chemist
  • Józef Wiśniewski (1940–1996), Polish ice hockey player
  • Łukasz Wiśniewski (born 1989), Polish volleyball player
  • Michał Wiśniewski (born 1972), Polish pop vocalist
  • Mieczysław Wiśniewski (1892–1952), Polish footballer
  • Piotr Wiśniewski (born 1982), Polish footballer
  • Przemysław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer
  • Radosław Wiśniewski, Polish footballer
  • Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (born 1984), Polish engineerand astronaut
  • Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (1931–1994), Polish astronomer
  • 2256 Wiśniewski, an asteroid named in his honour
  • Zenon Wiśniewski (born 1959), Polish politician

Wiśniewska

  • Aleksandra Wiśniewska (born 1994), Polish politician, political scientist, humanitarian, and activist
  • Ania Wiśniewska (born 1977), Polish pop singer
  • Ewa Wiśniewska (born 1942), Polish actress
  • Jadwiga Wiśniewska (born 1963), Polish politician
  • Joanna Wiśniewska (born 1972), Polish discus thrower
  • Lucyna Wiśniewska (1955–2022), Polish politician
  • Marta Wiśniewska (born 1978), Polish dancer and singer, also known as Mandaryna
  • Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born 1959), Polish politician
  • Olimpia Bartosik-Wiśniewska (born 1976), Polish chess master

Wischnewski

  • Anke Wischnewski (born 1978), German luger
  • Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005), German politician
  • Siegfried Wischnewski (1922–1989), German actor

See also

  • Vishnevsky, similar Russian surname
  • Vishnevetsky, similar Ukrainian surname
  • Vyšniauskas, similar Lithuanian surname

References