The name is derived from the Polish (dialectal) common noun wójtowicz meaning ‘son of the mayor’ and refers to a characteristic feature. It may also be derived from the Polish personal name Wójt (hypocoristic form of the Old Polish given name Wojciech or derived from the Polish common noun wójt meaning ‘mayor', in dialects also ‘village head, village magistrate’) with the patronymic suffix -owicz and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variant: Wojtowicz.