What is "krzyzewski"

Krzyżewski , (feminine: Krzyżewska, plural: Krzyżewscy) is a Polish family name. It is generally derived from Krzyżewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship but may also have origins in Krzyżewo, Braniewo County or Krzyżewo, Ełk County. It may refer to:

• Krzyżewscy, an aristocratic Polish family bearing the Grzymała coat-of-arms.
• Jan Krzyżewski, an 18th-century Polish soldier
• Juliusz Krzyżewski (1915-1944), a Polish poet
• Henryk Krzyżewski (1923), a Polish pedagogue
• Janusz Krzyżewski (1938-2003), a Polish financial lawyer and economist
• Janusz Kazimierz Krzyżewski (1949-), a Polish politician
• Mike Krzyzewski, an American basketball coach
• Waldemar Krzyżewski (1953-), a Polish veterinarian