Dąbrowski
This article is about the surname and variants. For other uses of Dąbrowski and Dabrowski, see Dąbrowski (disambiguation).
Dąbrowski
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|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | Polish toponym; oak grove |
| Region of origin | Poland |
| Related names | Dabrowski, Dombrowski, Dobrowski, Dobrosky |
Dąbrowski (Polish pronunciation: [dɔmˈbrɔfskʲi]; feminine Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland (87,304 people in 2009);[1][2] this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990.[3] 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.[4][5] Variants of the surname include Dombrowski, Dobrowski, and Dobrosky.[6][7] Dobrowski also has an independent origin as a habitational name derived from the placename 'Dobrów'.[6] The text-figure below summarizes the relationships among these various words.
| Dąbrowa (or) Dąbrówka | → | Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy) | → | Dabrowski | → | Dobrowski | → | Dobrosky |
| ↑ | ||||||||
| Dobrów |
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.
| Country | Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy) | Dabrowski | Dobrowski | Dobrosky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2002: 32.2 per million[8] | |||
| Canada | 1998: 37.4 per million[8] | |||
| France | c.2007: undetectable[9] | c.2007: Rank=10,628; 817[9] | c.2007: undetectable[9] | |
| Germany | ||||
| New Zealand | 2002: 6.57 per million[8] | |||
| Northern Ireland | 2003: undetectable[8] | |||
| Poland | 1990: Rank=4;[3] 92,945.[10][11] c.2000: Rank=11; 86,132.[1] |
1990: 131[10] | 1990: 18[10] | 1990: undectable[10][12] |
| Republic of Ireland | 2003: undetectable[8] | |||
| Scotland | undetectable[13] | |||
| Sweden | 1998–2007: undetectable[14] | |||
| United Kingdom | 1881: undetectable[8][15] 1998: undetectable[8][15] |
1881: undetectable[8] 1998: 6 per million; Rank = 15,037[8] |
1881: undetectable[8] 1998: undetectable[8] | |
| United States | 1990: undetectable[15][16] | 1990: Rank=10,244; 0.001%[16] 1998: 17.2 per million[8] |
1990: Rank=64,522[16] | 1990: Rank=73,494[16] |
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-złoty banknote
Other notable people
- Dąbrowski/Dąbrowska
- Daniel Dąbrowski (living Polish sprinter)
- Jerzy Dąbrowski (20th century Polish aeronautical engineer)
- Józef Dąbrowski (19th century Polish Catholic priest)
- Maciej Dąbrowski (living Polish footballer)
- Maria Dąbrowska (20th century Polish writer)
- Marek Dąbrowski, Polish fencer
- Włodzimierz Dąbrowski (20th century Polish political activist)
- Dąbrowski → Dabrowski
- Christoph Dabrowski (living Polish/German footballer)
- Dabrowski
- Stanislawa Dabrowski (living Australian humanitarian)
- Stephen Dabrowski (living Polish/American artist)
- Stina Lundberg Dabrowski (living Swedish journalist)
- Dobrowski
- Jody Dobrowski (20th century English hate crime victim)
See also
- Dąbrowa (disambiguation)
- Dąbrówka (disambiguation)
- Dąbrowski (disambiguation)
- Dąbrowska (Leokadia)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Citation: Zawadzki, 2002
- ↑ Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Citation: Futrega, 2006
- ↑ Citation: Dabrowski Name Meaning and History
- ↑ Citation: Smith, 1973
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Citation: Dobrowski Name Meaning and History
- ↑ Citation: Dobrosky Name Meaning and History
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 Citation: Longley, et al.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Citation: L'encyclopédie des noms de familles
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Citation: Rymut, 1990.
- ↑ Query = "D?bro*sk?"
- ↑ Though "Dobrosky" was not found, "Dobroski" returns a person count of 8.
- ↑ Citation: Surnames in Scotland
- ↑ Citation: SCB Staff
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Query = "Dąbrowski"; apparently source does not distinguish between "ą" and "a".
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Citation: United States Census Bureau, 2000.
References
- "Dabrowski Name Meaning and History". The Dabrowski Surname. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- "Dobrowski Name Meaning and History". The Dobrowski Surname. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- "Dobrosky Name Meaning and History". The Dobrosky Surname. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- "L'encyclopédie des noms de familles". Le Journal des Femmes (in French). Benchmark Group. c. 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- Longley, Paul; Alex Singleton, Richard Webber and Daryl Lloyd. "Statistics on the selected name or category of names". SPLINT Project, University College London. The National Trust. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- Marek Futrega (8 November 2006). Rank-order listing "Najpopularniejsze nazwiska w Polsce" (in Polish). (self-published). Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- Rymut, Kazimierz (1990). query interface "Slownik nazwisk wspolczesnie w Polsce uzywanych" (in Polish). Osrodek Dokumentacji Wychodztwa Polskiego przy Domu Polonii w Pultusku. Retrieved 18 May 2008. Note: Data is not complete, accounting for ~94% of the population in 1990.
- SCB staff. "Efterfrågade tabeller och diagram". Namnstatistik (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 22 May 2008. Note: Google searches were conducted against "site:scb.se" to verify availability of surnames online.
- Smith, Elsdon (1972). New Dictionary of American Family Names (GOOGLE BOOKS "SNIPPET VIEW"). San Francisco: Harper & Row. p. 105. ISBN 0-06-013933-1. Note: some sources place the date of publication at 1972, others at 1973.
- "Surnames in Scotland over the last 140 years". Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- United States Census Bureau staff (7 September 2000). "Search names from 1990 Census" (DATABASE SEARCH RESULT). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- Zawadzki, Jarosław Maciej (2002). 1000 najpopularniejszych nazwisk w Polsce (1000 of the most popular names in Poland). Świat Książki. ISBN 83-7311-265-0. Book not available for review by editor; citation obtained from List of most common surnames.