Dąbrowski (; feminine Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland (87,304 people in 2009); this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990. 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. Variants of the surname include Dombrowski, Dobrowski, and Dobrosky. 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.
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.
Frequency
The table below contains available information on the frequency of the Dąbrowski surname and variants in various countries across a span of years.
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 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 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 Stanislawa Dabrowski (1926–2020), Australian humanitarian Stina Lundberg Dabrowski (born 1950), Swedish journalist
Dąbrowski → Dobrowski
Jody Dobrowski (1981–2005), English hate crime victim
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
See also
Dąbrowa (disambiguation) Dąbrówka (disambiguation) Dąbrowski (disambiguation)