Żółkiewski family () is a Polish noble family of the Lubicz coat of arms. The name derives from the village of Żółkiew, now Żółkiewka, Lublin Voivodeship."Żółkiewscy", in Encyklopedyja Powszechna, 1868 (Google e-book) Some heraldic and modern secondary sources attribute the family an earlier origin in Mazovia, from where it settled in the Chełm Land.
Notable people with the surname include:
Stanisław Żółkiewski (1547-1620), hetman, Great Chancellor of the Crown Katarzyna Żółkiewska (died 1616), daughter of Stanisław Żółkiewski, wife of Stanisław Koniecpolski Zofia Żółkiewska ( 1590–1634), daughter of Stanisław Żółkiewski, grandmother of King Jan III Sobieski. Stefan Żółkiewski (1911-1991), Polish communist
See also
Żółkowski Żółkowski
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