Dąbrowski

Dąbrowski
Family name
Meaning Polish toponym; oak grove
Region of origin Poland
Related names Dabrowski, Dobrowski, Dobrosky

Dąbrowski (feminine: Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland around 2000 (86,132 people);[1]; this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990.[2] Dabrowski 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.[3][4] The surname Dobrowski is a variant of Dabrowski,[5] and Dobrosky is a transitive variant.[6] Dobrowski also has an independent origin as a habitational name derived from the placename Dobrów.[5] The text-figure below summarizes the relationships among these various words.

Dąbrowa (or) Dąbrówka → Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy) → Dabrowski → Dobrowski → Dobrosky
↑
Dobrów

Another variant is the surname Dombrowski due to the Polish pronounciation of Dąbrowski /dɔmˈbrɔfskʲi/

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Frequency information

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)
Country Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy) Dabrowski Dobrowski Dobrosky
Australia 2002: 32.2 per million[7]
Canada 1998: 37.4 per million[7]
France c.2007: undetectable[8] c.2007: Rank=10,628; 817[8] c.2007: undetectable[8]
Germany
New Zealand 2002: 6.57 per million[7]
Northern Ireland 2003: undetectable[7]
Poland 1990: Rank=4;[2] 92,945.[9][10]
c.2000: Rank=11; 86,132.[1]		 1990: 131[9] 1990: 18[9] 1990: undectable[9][11]
Republic of Ireland 2003: undetectable[7]
Scotland undetectable[12]
Sweden 1998–2007: undetectable[13]
United Kingdom 1881: undetectable[7][14]
1998: undetectable[7][14]		 1881: undetectable[7]
1998: 6 per million; Rank = 15,037[7]		 1881: undetectable[7]
1998: undetectable[7]
United States 1990: undetectable[14][15] 1990: Rank=10,244; 0.001%[15]
1998: 17.2 per million[7]		 1990: Rank=64,522[15] 1990: Rank=73,494[15]

Notable people sharing the Dąbrowski surname or variants

Historically notable people

Dąbrowski
Żądło-Dąbrowski z Dąbrówki h. Radwan noble family

Other notable people

Dąbrowski/Dąbrowska
Dąbrowski → Dabrowski
Dabrowski
Dobrowski

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Citation: Zawadzki, 2002
  2. ^ a b Citation: Futrega, 2006
  3. ^ Citation: Dabrowski Name Meaning and History
  4. ^ Citation: Smith, 1973
  5. ^ a b Citation: Dobrowski Name Meaning and History
  6. ^ Citation: Dobrosky Name Meaning and History
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Citation: Longley, et al.
  8. ^ a b c Citation: L'encyclopédie des noms de familles
  9. ^ a b c d Citation: Rymut, 1990.
  10. ^ Query = "D?bro*sk?"
  11. ^ Though "Dobrosky" was not found, "Dobroski" returns a person count of 8.
  12. ^ Citation: Surnames in Scotland
  13. ^ Citation: SCB Staff
  14. ^ a b c Query = "Dąbrowski"; apparently source does not distinguish between "ą" and "a".
  15. ^ a b c d Citation: United States Census Bureau, 2000.

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