About the Zawiša Surname

The last name Zawiša is one of the recorded forms of Zawisza, a Polish family name. It grew out of a personal name: “from the name Zawisza”. Zawiša is listed among the recognised spellings of Zawisza.

The same family of names includes Zawiszak.

Arms linked to Zawisza and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Zawiša report, with a museum-style coat of arms.