Czyżewski (; feminine: Czyżewska; plural: Czyżewscy) is a Polish toponymic surname associated with the place names such as Czyżew, Czyżewo, etc.,CZYŻEWSKI derived from the Polish word czyż, meaning 'siskin'. In rare occasions a man could have the feminine form of the sername and vice versa. Similar surnames are Chyzheuski or Čyžeŭski (from ), Chyzhevskyi/Chyzhevskyy (from ), and Chizhevsky/Chizhevski (from ). The surname may refer to:
Danuta Rynduch-Czyżewska, stage name Danuta Rinn (1936–2006), Polish singer and actress Elżbieta Czyżewska (1938–2010), Polish actress Ignacy Stanisław Czyżewski Józef Czyżewski Krzysztof Czyżewski (born 1958), Polish author Ludwik Czyżewski Michalina Czyżewska Tytus Czyżewski (1880–1945), Polish painter Wacław Czyżewski Zygmunt Czyżewski (1910–1998), Polish football player and manager
See also Chizhevsky
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