Mackiewicz is a Polish surname derived from the name Maciek, a diminutive of Maciej (Matthias). There are two archaic feminine forms: Mackiewiczowa (for married, literally "Mackiewicz's") and Mackiewiczówna (for unmarried, literally "daughter of Mackiewicz").Practical Handbook of the Polish Language, 1935, p. 106
Other forms: Lithuanian (transcription from Polish): Mackevič; Lithuanianized: Mackevičius; Belarusian, Russian: Matskevich (transliteration from Cyrillic alphabet); Belarusian (using the Belarusian Latin alphabet or the official Latinization for geographical names): Mackievič.
Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Mackiewicz (born 1995), American Olympic saber fencer Antoni Mackiewicz, Polish name of Antanas Mackevičius (1828–1863), Lithuanian priest Felix Mackiewicz (1917–1993), Major League Baseball outfielder Józef Mackiewicz (1902–1985), Polish writer and publicist Karol Mackiewicz (born 1992), Polish footballer Lech Mackiewicz (born 1960), actor, director, playwright Michał Mackiewicz (born 1953), Polish-Lithuanian journalist and politician Mieczysław Mackiewicz (1880–1954), Polish general Stanisław "Cat" Mackiewicz (1896–1966), Polish political writer Tomasz Mackiewicz (1975–2018), Polish mountain climber Maria Kaczyńska (born Maria Mackiewicz), wife of Lech Kaczyński, the President of Poland.
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