Jdrzejewicz

Jędrzejewicz is a Polish surname. It is a patronymic name derived from the given name Jędrzej, the Polish form of Andrew, with the suffix -ewicz indicating “son of” or “descendant of.” The spelling without diacritics, Jdrzejewicz, is also encountered in records and translations.

The name is most commonly found in Poland and among Polish communities abroad. Variants and transliterations include Jedrzejewicz or Jedrzejewich, reflecting differences in orthography across languages and historical periods.

Notable people with the surname include Janusz Jędrzejewicz, a Polish politician who served as Minister of Education in the Second Polish Republic in the 1930s. The Jędrzejewicz surname has appeared in various centers of public life in Poland, including politics, culture, and public service, and is associated with families that contributed to Polish social and political life during the interwar and postwar eras. As with many Polish surnames of patronymic origin, its bearer may trace lineage to ancestral origins connected to an early bearer named Jędrzej.