ydowska

Ydowska is a surname and, less commonly, a geographic toponym that appears in Central and Eastern Europe. In Polish-language onomastics, the suffix -ska marks the feminine form of many surnames and adjectives; thus Ydowska commonly represents the feminine form of a masculine surname such as Ydowski or Ydowsky. The root element of the name is variably connected in sources to ethnonyms or to place names, with possible links to Jewish communities (through the root Żyd- in Polish) or to estates and localities once named for a family bearing the name. Variants in spelling—including Żydowska in Polish, and transliterations such as Ydowska or Ydowski in non-diacritic contexts—reflect historical orthographic changes and language contact.

Geographic and genealogical usage: The surname is found sporadically in historical records across Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and adjacent regions where borders shifted over the centuries. It is relatively uncommon today and is more often encountered in genealogical research than in contemporary public life.

Notable people: There are no widely recognized individuals with a standalone notability bearing the surname in general reference works; individuals may appear in local histories or genealogical compilations.

See also: Żydowska, Żydowski.