Wolański

Przyjaciel coat of arms
Graf von Wolański coat of arms

Wolański (Polish: [vɔˈlaɲ.ski], feminine: Wolańska) is a Polish surname derived from the populated places named Wola or Wolany. Outside Poland it may be spelled as Wolanski or Wolansky.[1] Its Ukrainian and Russian counterpart is Volansky.

One Wolański family is associated with the Przyjaciel coat of arms related to the village of Wolany in Busko County.[2] Some of Wolańskis, Wolański counts, were awarded the title of count in the Austrian partition of Poland (Graf von Wolański).[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Agnieszka Maciąg-Wolańska (1969–2025), Polish model, writer, blogger, actress and journalist
  • Erazm Wolański (1825–1886), Polish landowner, member of the Galician National Parliament and the State Council
  • Filip Wolański (born 1971), Polish historian, professor at the University of Wrocław
  • Janusz Wolański (born 1979), Polish footballer
  • Patryk Wolański (born 1991), Polish footballer
  • Piotr Wolański (1942–2023), Polish scientist, professor of technical sciences, specialist in aircraft and space propulsion systems and combustion engines
  • Sabina Wolanski (1927–2011), Polish Holocaust survivor and author
  • Tadeusz Wolański (1785–1865), Polish archaeologist, expert in Etruscan language
  • Waldemar Wolański (born 1957), Polish stage actor and director, and playwright
  • Wiktoria Wolańska (born 1993), Polish actress

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Wolanski
  • All pages with titles containing Wolanska

References

  1. ↑ WOLAŃSKI
  2. ↑ Wolańscy Herbu Przyjaciel
  3. ↑ Sławomir Górzyński, Arystokracja polska w Galicji: studium heraldyczno-genealogiczne, Warsaw, DiG, 2009, pp. 391-392. ISBN 978-83-7181-597-3.
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