Sędziszów Małopolski [sɛnˈd͡ʑiʂuf mawɔˈpɔlskʲi] is a town in Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 7,078 (02.06.2009). Sędziszów is located in eastern Lesser Poland, near the historic boundary between Lesser Poland and Red Ruthenia. The name of the town probably comes from ancient Polish given name Sąd, which was popular in the noble Odrowąż family in the 13th century. In the past, Sędziszów was also known as Sandissów, Sandyszów, Schandzyssów, and Sandzischów.