The Witkowski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,662 people carried this name — #6,058 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,100 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,739 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
38,967 people named Witkowski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 43,262 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 319 people named Witkowski.
92 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 50 people named Witkowski live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Witkowski live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Witkowski live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
96 people named Witkowski is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Witkowski in American newspapers,
1886–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,273 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Witkowski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mikołaj Witkowski 1843–1892 · archaeologist -
Gustave-Joseph Witkowski 1844–1923 · physician -
August Witkowski 1854–1913 · politician -
Vasily Vitkovsky 1856–1924 · astronomer -
Georg Witkowski 1863–1939 · translator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 196 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Witkowski.
- Wissen 110 · U.S. census
- Wisser 597 · U.S. census
- Wissler 990 · U.S. census
- Witas 150 · U.S. census
- Witczak 674 · U.S. census
- Witek 1,414 · U.S. census
- Witt 31,575 · U.S. census
- Witte 9,816 · U.S. census
- Witter 4,268 · U.S. census
- Wittig 2,365 · U.S. census
- Wittmann 1,552 · U.S. census
- Wittmer 1,863 · U.S. census
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