Dąbrowski (; feminine Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland (87,304 people in 2009);Citation: Zawadzki, 2002Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990.Citation: Futrega, 2006
Dąbrowski is a habitational name derived from the placename Dąbrowa or Dąbrówka, which is used for several specific places in Poland or generically as "oak grove", the English meaning for these Polish words.Citation: Dabrowski Name Meaning and HistoryCitation: Smith, 1973 Variants of the surname include Dombrowski, Dobrowski, and Dobrosky.Citation: Dobrowski Name Meaning and HistoryCitation: Dobrosky Name Meaning and History Dobrowski also has an independent origin as a habitational name derived from the placename 'Dobrów'. The text-figure below summarizes the relationships among these various words. In other Slavic countries, the same surname takes the form Dubrovsky, as the Polish "ą" corresponds to "u" in most other Slavic languages.
Dąbrowa (or) Dąbrówka → Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy) → Dabrowski → Dobrowski → Dobrosky ↑ Dobrów
Related surnames Polish "ą" (pronounced "om") corresponds to "u" in most other Slavic languages, i.e. Dąbrowski is equivalent to Dubrovsky in Ukraine and Russia. The latter countries also have forms such as "Dombrovsky" but at a lower frequency and often associated with Polish ancestry.
Language Masculine Feminine Polish Dąbrowski Dąbrowska Belarusian (Romanization)(Dubroŭski)(Dombroŭski)(Dambroŭski) (Dubroŭskaja, Dubrouskaya, Dubrouskaia) (Dombroŭskaja, Dombrouskaya, Dombrouskaia)(Dambroŭskaja, Dambrouskaya, Dambrouskaia) Czech, Slovak Dubrovský / Dombrovský Dubrovská / Dombrovská Latvian Dombrovskis Dombrovska Lithuanian Dambrauskas / Dubrauskas Dambrauskienė / Dubrauskienė (married) Dambrauskaitė / Dubrauskaitė (unmarried) Russian (Romanization) (Dubrovsky, Dubrovskiy, Dubrovskij) (Dombrovsky, Dombrovskiy, Dombrovskij) (Dubrovskaya, Dubrovskaia, Dubrovskaja (Dombrovskaya, Dombrovskaia, Dombrovskaja) Ukrainian (Romanization) (Dubrovskyi, Dubrovskyy, Dubrovskyj) (Dombrovskyi, Dombrovskyy, Dombrovskyj) (Dubrovska) (Dombrovska)
Frequency The table below contains available information on the frequency of the Dąbrowski surname and variants in various countries across a span of years.
+Detection of surname variant by country (blank = no data; green background = high frequency)CountryDąbrow(ski/ska/scy)DabrowskiDobrowskiDobroskyAustralia 2002: 32.2 per million Canada 1998: 37.4 per million France c.2007: undetectable c.2007: Rank=10,628; 817Citation: L'encyclopédie des noms de familles c.2007: undetectableGermany New Zealand 2002: 6.57 per million Northern Ireland 2003: undetectable Poland 1990: Rank=4; 92,945.Citation: Rymut, 1990.Query = "D?bro*sk?"c.2000: Rank=11; 86,132. 1990: 131 1990: 18 1990: undectableThough "Dobrosky" was not found, "Dobroski" returns a person count of 8.Republic of Ireland 2003: undetectable Scotland undetectableCitation: Surnames in ScotlandSweden 1998–2007: undetectableCitation: SCB StaffUnited Kingdom 1881: undetectableCitation: Longley, et al.Query = "Dąbrowski"; apparently source does not distinguish between "ą" and "a".1998: undetectable 1881: undetectable1998: 6 per million; Rank = 15,037 1881: undetectable1998: undetectableUnited States 1990: undetectableCitation: United States Census Bureau, 2000. 1990: Rank=10,244; 0.001%1998: 17.2 per million 1990: Rank=64,522 1990: Rank=73,494
Notable people sharing the Dąbrowski surname or variants Historically notable people Dąbrowski
Franciszek Dąbrowski Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (18th century), Polish general known for organizing the Polish Legions in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars Kazimierz Dąbrowski (20th century), Polish psychologist who developed the theory of Positive Disintegration Marian Dąbrowski (20th century), journalist and press magnate of the Second Polish Republic
Żądło-Dąbrowski z Dąbrówki h. Radwan noble family
Jarosław Dąbrowski (19th century), Polish general depicted on the obverse of the 1976 200-zloty banknote
Other notable people Dąbrowski/Dąbrowska
Ania Dąbrowska (born 1981), Polish singer and composer Bartłomiej Dąbrowski (born 1972), Polish tennis player Damian Dąbrowski, Polish footballer Daniel Dąbrowski (born 1983), Polish sprinter Dorota Dąbrowska, Polish statistician Izabela Dąbrowska (born 1966), Polish actress Helena Dąbrowska (1923–2003), Polish actress Jerzy Dąbrowski (1899–1967), 20th century Polish aeronautical engineer Józef Dąbrowski (19th century Polish Catholic priest) Katarzyna Dąbrowska (born 1984), Polish television actress Kazimierz Dąbrowski (1902–1980), Polish psychologist, psychiatrist, physician, and poet Kazimierz Dąbrowski (field hockey) (1936–2025), Polish field hockey player Kevin Dąbrowski (born 1998), Polish footballer Krystyna Dąbrowska (1906–1944), Polish sculptor and painter Krystyna Dąbrowska (born 1973), Polish chess player Maciej Dąbrowski (born 1987), Polish footballer Małgorzata Dąbrowska (born 1956), Polish historian and Byzantinist Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965), 20th century Polish writer Marek Dąbrowski (born 1949), Polish fencer Martyna Dąbrowska (born 1994), Polish athlete Renata Dąbrowska (born 1989), Polish cyclist Roman Dąbrowski (born 1972), Polish footballer Witold Dąbrowski (1932–2025), Polish politician Władysław Dąbrowski (born 1947), Polish footballer Włodzimierz Dąbrowski (1892–1942), 20th century Polish political activist
Dąbrowski → Dabrowski
Christoph Dabrowski (born 1978), Polish/German footballer Gabriela Dabrowski (born 1992), Canadian tennis player Joseph Dabrowski (born 1964), Polish-Canadian Catholic bishop Ricardo Dabrowski (born 1961), Argentine football player and manager Stanislawa Dabrowski (1926–2020), Australian humanitarian Stina Lundberg Dabrowski (born 1950), Swedish journalist
Dąbrowski → Dobrowski
Jody Dobrowski (1981–2005), English hate crime victim
Dąbrowski → Dombroski
Amy Dombroski (1987–2013), American cyclist Paul Dombroski (born 1956), American football player Thiago Dombroski (born 2002), also known as Thiagão, Brazilian footballer Trey Dombroski (born 2001), American baseball player Vicky Dombroski, New Zealand rugby union coach Vinnie Dombroski (born 1962), American musician
Dąbrowski → Dombrowski
Andreas Dombrowski (1894–unknown), Czech WWI flying ace Brandyn Dombrowski (born 1985), American professional football player Daniel Dombrowski (born 1953), American philosopher and university professor Dave Dombrowski (born 1956), American baseball executive Chad Dombrowski (born 1980), American professional soccer player Karl von Dombrowski (1872–1951), German animal and hunting painter Neil Dombrowski (born 1984), American professional soccer player Tighe Dombrowski (born 1982), American professional soccer player Zeke Dombrowski (born 1986), American professional soccer player James A. Dombrowski (1897–1983), American civil rights activist and minister Jan Dombrowski (1926–1992), Polish bobsledder Jim Dombrowski (born 1963), American professional football player Joe Dombrowski (born 1991), American professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Cannondale-Garmin Lutz Dombrowski (born 1959), German Olympic track and field athlete Sandra Dombrowski, Swiss ice hockey player and referee Yury Dombrovsky (1909–1978), Russian writer
See also Dąbrowa (disambiguation) Dąbrówka (disambiguation) Dąbrowski (disambiguation)
Citations
General and cited references
Note: Data is not complete, accounting for ~94% of the population in 1990. Note: Google searches were conducted against "site:scb.se" to verify availability of surnames online. Note: some sources place the date of publication at 1972, others at 1973.
Book not available for review by editor; citation obtained from List of most common surnames.