Jerzy

Attested across 19 languages in the etymology graph.

Jerzy is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• German given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany, Austria, United States, Poland

  Also written Jerźy

• Russian given name12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, United States, Ukraine, Belarus

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Ежи, Ezhi, Ёжи, Ежі, Jezi

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Jerzy is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swedish, Jerzy är en polsk form av → Georg. En känd namnbärare är den polsk-svenske läkaren och författaren Jerzy Einhorn (1925–2000).

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• Polish form of GEORGE . Pet form: Jurek .

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Kazimierz Twardowskib. 1866ATnot in their usual namePolish philosopher, psychologist and logician (1866–1938)
• Jerzy Neymanb. 1894USPolish statistician (1894-1981)
• Jerzy Andrzejewskib. 1909PLPolish author (1909–1983)
• Jerzy Hoffmanb. 1932PLPolish film director
• Jerzy Kosińskib. 1933USPolish-American novelist
• Jerzy Grotowskib. 1933PLPolish theatre director
• Jerzy Skolimowskib. 1938PLPolish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor
• Jerzy Buzekb. 1940PLPrime Minister of Poland (r. 1997–2001); President of the European Parliament (r. 2009–2012)
• Jerzy Kukuczkab. 1948PLPolish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989)
• Jerzy Dudekb. 1973PLPolish association football player (born 1973)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Is Jerzy a male or female name?

Jerzy is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Poland (dane.gov.pl), United States (Census Bureau, 2020), Norway (SSB) and Finland (DVV), among others.

What does the name Jerzy mean, and where does it come from?

a male given name from Old Czech [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English George Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

What are other forms of the name Jerzy?

In the etymology graph, Jorge, George and Jürgen are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Jerzy?

In Polish /ˈjɛ.ʐɘ/ (Wiktionary).

In which country does Jerzy have the most bearers?

In Poland, the national register counted about 222 thousand people named Jerzy, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jerzy.

Where is Jerzy most common?

Jerzy is densest in Poland, where the national register counts about 1 in 172 people carrying it.

How common is the name Jerzy?

In Poland, the national register counted 222,479 people named Jerzy in 2026, about 1 in 172 residents.

How common is Jerzy compared with other names?

In Poland, Jerzy is the 20th most common given name of 25,969 given names recorded there.