Zając
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Zając (archaic feminine: Zającowa, plural Zającowie) is one of the most common surnames in Poland and the third most popular in Lesser Poland. The English translation of this surname is 'hare'.[1] The second vowel of the name, generally rendered as “a” in English-speaking countries, is the nasalized ą of Polish, producing, in Polish, a sound somewhat more like a long ō in English. Without the nasalized ą (namely as "Zajac") the name also appears outside the Polish setting, sometimes with a variant spelling, especially in connection with other west- and south Slavic nationalities.
Famous people with the surname Zając include:
- Jack Zajac (1929-), American artist
- Józef Ludwik Zając, (1891-1963)
- Travis Zajac, ice hockey player for the New Jersey Devils (1985-present)

