Skowroński (feminine Skowrońska) is a Polish surname. It is a habitational name for someone from a place called Skowronów, Skowronna, Skowron, or Skowronki, all named with Polish skowronek ("skylark") or skowron ("hoopoe-lark").Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press, "Skowronski" In some cases, it is a modification of the surname Skowron, with the suffix added in imitation of noble surnames (see Suffix -ski/-ska). Jan Bystroń, Nazwiska polskie, p. 95., as cited in "Skowroński" at genezanazwisk.pl
Notable people with this surname include: Andrzej Skowroński (1953–2020), Polish rower Anna Bogucka-Skowrońska (born 1942), Polish politician Birth surname of Bob Skoronski (1934–2018), American football player Janina Skowronska (1920–1992), Polish composer Katarzyna Skowrońska (born 1983), Polish volleyball player Ken Skowronski (born 1938), American politician Krystyna Skowrońska (born 1954), Polish politician Krzysztof Skowroński (born 1965), Polish journalist Catherine I (1684–1727, née Marta Helena Skowrońska), Empress of Russia Paweł Skowroński (born 1984), Polish canoer Wojciech Skowroński (1941–2002), Polish singer Zbigniew Skowroński (1925–1991), Polish bobsledder
See also Skoronski (surname)
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