Jędrzejów is a town in southern Poland, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 35 kilometres southwest of Kielce. It is the capital of Jędrzejów County. It has 16,139 inhabitants (2011). The origin of the name of the town is unknown. Probably it was named after a man named Andrzej (Jędrzej), a member of the noble Lis family, which resided in this area.