Zając
Zając is one of the most common surnames in Poland and the third most prevalent in Lesser Poland. The English translation of this surname is "hare". The surname occasionally appears as Zajonc due to the Polish pronunciation of ą as "on", however, the vowel is usually rendered as "a" outside Poland, producing Zajac. The latter form may also come from Slovak, Sorbian, Serbo-Croatian, or Belarusian cognates.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bogdan Zając, Polish football defender
- Czesław Zając, Polish sport shooter
- Jack Zajac, American artist
- Józef Zając,, Polish general
- Karol Zając, Polish alpine skier
- Marcin Zając, Polish football midfielder
- Marek Zając, Polish football defender
- Stanisław Zając, Polish politician
- Travis Zajac, Polish-Canadian hockey player
- Robert Zajonc, Polish-American social psychologist